Makoto Yabe

Represented by Pucker Gallery since 2000

BORN: 1947 in Fukushima, Japan
DIED: 2005 in Boxford, Massachusetts

Makoto Yabe's work beautifully exemplifies the transmission of Japanese ceramics to the West. Born in Fukushima, Japan, Yabe began studying ceramics in Kyoto at the age of nine. He completed his training at the age of 24, with a four-year apprenticeship under Jinmatsu Uno and Sango Uno. Yabe then came to Boston, where he was an integral member of the local ceramic community, yet he maintained his Japanese roots. As an instructor of ceramics, Yabe worked in the Boston area at numerous schools and universities including Harvard University and the deCordova Museum, touching the lives of all his students and expanding their knowledge and appreciation of studio ceramics.

Past Exhibition Catalogues

Makoto Yabe Shallow bowl with mishima pattern, blue wood ash glaze and white slip Stoneware 2.75 x 10 x 10” MY96

Makoto Yabe
Shallow bowl with mishima pattern, blue wood ash glaze and white slip
Stoneware
2.75 x 10 x 10”
MY96

Makoto Yabe Large vase with mishima pattern, green wood ash glaze and copper Stoneware 22 x 13.75 x 13.75” MY127

Makoto Yabe
Large vase with mishima pattern, green wood ash glaze and copper
Stoneware
22 x 13.75 x 13.75”
MY127

Makoto Yabe Bowl with handle (Tetsuki Bachi), tri-colored clay with wood ash glaze Stoneware 5 x 9 x 9.5” MY192

Makoto Yabe
Bowl with handle (Tetsuki Bachi), tri-colored clay with wood ash glaze
Stoneware
5 x 9 x 9.5”
MY192

Makoto Yabe Plate with mishima pattern, wood ash glaze with white slip Stoneware 3 x 12.25 x 12.25" MY217

Makoto Yabe
Plate with mishima pattern, wood ash glaze with white slip
Stoneware
3 x 12.25 x 12.25"
MY217