Bernard Palissy

Japanese: パリシー（英語表記）Bernard Palissy

A French Renaissance potter from around 1510 to 1590. After traveling around the country training as an apprentice in glass engraving, he opened a workshop in Saintes in southwestern France in 1539, and in 1548 perfected his unique style of pottery. His style, known as "rustic wares," involved making molds from actual reptiles, fish, and crustaceans, as well as leaves, weeds, and seaweed, and he succeeded in reproducing the subtle shades of blue, green, yellow, purple, and white. His talent was recognized by Regent Catherine de Medici and others, and he was invited to Paris in 1566, where he set up a workshop in the Tuileries Palace and completed many masterpieces.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1510ころ‐90ころ
フランス･ルネサンスの陶芸家。焼絵ガラスの見習職人として各地を遍歴修業ののち，1539年西南フランスのサントに工房を開き，48年に独自の陶器を完成。〈田園風陶器rustic wares〉と呼ばれるその作風は，実際の爬虫類，魚類，甲殻類や木の葉，雑草，海藻などから型をとるもので，青，緑，黄，紫，白それぞれの微妙な色調を再現することに成功した。摂政カトリーヌ･ド･メディシスらにその才を認められ，66年ころパリに招かれてチュイルリー宮殿に工房を構え多数の名作を完成した。

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