Matthew Tyas: At the Wheel – A Curator in Mashiko
Online: 27 October - 23 November 2025
During a two-month international artist’s residency at the Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art in Japan (April-June 2025), Matthew created a new body of pots which culminated in a recent Exhibition in our Shop Gallery : Matthew Tyas: At the Wheel - A Curator in Mashiko. It showcased the spirit of openness and acceptance: experimenting with local materials and searching for a rhythm between discovery and consistency. We are very pleased to be able to present that exhibition here online.
Exploring a select palette of Mashiko materials and glazes, most pots were fired in the Museum’s single-chamber wood kiln using red pine for fuel. The pots were fired in such a way as to explore the subtle nuances in heat and atmosphere that occur in such a kiln. Matthew especially enjoyed working with the Kitagoya clay, testing to see how it could be used in ash glazes; some results becoming part of the final work. Find out more about Matthew Tyas.
Matthew’s exhibition in Mashiko, June 2025. Images by Kei Murakoshi
Online Exhibition
Yunomi with Mashiko Ash Glaze. Wood-Fired. MT & Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art. Made by Matthew Tyas
Height: 8.5cm x Diameter: 7cm
Weight: 0.24kg
Beaker with Old Mashiko Clear Glaze (Shinsuke Iwami) & Slip. Wood-Fired. MT & Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art. Made by Matthew Tyas
Height: 8.5cm x Diameter: 7cm
Weight: 0.16kg
Yunomi with Mashiko Ash Glaze, Wood-Fired. Stamp: MT & Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art. Made by Matthew Tyas
Height: 8.5cm x Diameter: 7.5cm
Weight: 0.29kg
Beaker with Old Mashiko Clear Glaze (Shinsuke Iwami )& Slip. Gas-Fired. MT & Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art. Made by Matthew Tyas
Height: 9.5cm x Diameter: 8.5cm
Weight: 0.24kg
Large bowl with Mashiko Ash Glaze & Slip. Wood-Fired. Made by Matthew Tyas
Height: 11.5cm x Diameter: 24cm
Weight: 1.2kg
Beaker with Mashiko Clear Glaze & Slip. Wood-Fired. MT & Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art. Made by Matthew Tyas
Height: 9.5cm x Diameter: 8cm
Weight: 0.22kg
Bowl with Cobalt decoration, Mashiko Clear Glaze & Slip. Wood-Fired. Made by Matthew Tyas
Height: 7.5cm x Diameter: 24cm
Weight: 0.92kg
Bowl with Cobalt decoration, Mashiko Clear Glaze & Slip. Wood-Fired. Made by Matthew Tyas
Height: 8.5cm x Diameter: 25.5cm
Weight: 0.97kg
Vessel with Matte Ash Glaze. Wood-Fired. Made by Matthew Tyas
Height: 20cm x Width: 17cm x Depth: 12.5 x Diameter: 9.5cm (base)
Weight: 1.7kg
Vessel with Mashiko Ash Glaze. Wood-Fired. Made by Matthew Tyas
Height: 20.5cm x Width: 18cm x Depth: 15.5 x Diameter: 9.5cm (base)
Weight: 1.8kg
Vessel with Matte Ash Glaze. Wood-Fired. Made by Matthew Tyas
Height: 25cm x Width: 16cm x Depth: 9.5cm x Diameter: 10.5cm (base)
Weight: 3kg
Vessel with Mashiko Ash Glaze. Wood-Fired. Made by Matthew Tyas
Height: 20.5cm x Width: 13.5cm x Depth: 7 x Diameter: 9.5cm (base)
Weight: 1.6kg
Yunomi with Matt Ash Glaze, Wood-Fired. Stamp: MT & Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art. Made by Matthew Tyas
Height: 9cm x Diameter: 7cm
Weight: 0.26kg
Beaker with Old Mashiko Clear Glaze (Shinsuke Iwami )& Slip. Gas-Fired. MT & Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art. Made by Matthew Tyas
Height: 9cm x Diameter: 8cm
Weight: 0.24kg
Yunomi with Mashiko Ash Glaze. Wood-Fired. MT & Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art. Made by Matthew Tyas
Height: 9cm x Diameter: 7cm
Weight: 0.28kg
Guinomi with Mashiko Ash Glaze & Slip. Wood-Fired. Made by Matthew Tyas
Height: 4cm x Diameter: 7.5cm
Weight: 0.10kg
Large bowl with Mashiko Ash Glaze & Slip. Wood-Fired. Made by Matthew Tyas
Height: 8cm x Diameter: 24cm
Weight: 0.95kg
Bowl with Cobalt decoration, Mashiko Clear Glaze & Slip. Wood-Fired. Made by Matthew Tyas
Height: 9cm x Diameter: 25cm
Weight: 0.91kg
Bowl with Cobalt decoration, Mashiko Clear Glaze & Slip. Wood-Fired. Made by Matthew Tyas
Height: 8cm x Diameter: 24.5cm
Weight: 0.99kg
Bowl with Cobalt decoration, Mashiko Clear Glaze & Slip. Wood-Fired. Made by Matthew Tyas
Height: 9cm x Diameter: 24cm
Weight: 0.85kg
Vessel with Matte Ash Glaze. Wood-Fired. Made by Matthew Tyas
Height: 20cm x Width: 20.5cm x Depth: 12.5 x Diameter: 10.5cm (base)
Weight: 1.7kg
Vessel with Mashiko Ash Glaze. Wood-Fired. Made by Matthew Tyas
Height: 21cm x Width: 14.5cm x Depth: 7 x Diameter: 9cm (base)
Weight: 1.6kg
Vessel with Matte Ash Glaze. Wood-Fired. Made by Matthew Tyas
Height: 22cm x Width: 13cm x Depth: 12.5 x Diameter: 9.5cm (base)
Weight: 1.7kg
Vessel with Matte Ash Glaze. Wood-Fired. Made by Matthew Tyas
Height: 23.5cm x Width: 17cm x Depth: 10cm x Diameter: 10cm (base)
Weight: 2.6kg
Images of Matthew in Mashiko by Kei Murakoshi