Fukami Sueharu (b. 1947) is now recognised as one of the world’s leading modern porcelain artists distinquished for perfection and sculptural forms. He is noted for his glazes of bluish white (seihakuji) inspired by the qingbai glazes of the Song dynasty, China. In Fukami’s own words, the quality of qingbai glaze is reflected “at the place where the sky and the sea meet, the ‘something’ that is heading out into the ocean’s horizon.” It is this pure unadorned vision he conveys to his ceramics achieved by high pressure slip casting . Fukamai’s works are best seen in isolation .. space being the essential setting.

Fukami works are held in prominent private and public collections

Argentina Museum of Modern Art, Art and History Museum, Geneva, Switzerland; Art Institute of Chicago; British Museum, London; Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York, Japan Foundation, New York; Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Musée National de la Céramique, Sevres, France; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA; National Museum of Art, Osaka; National Museum of History, Taiwan ; National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo