This Arita ware musical clock lights up, and opens its big dial (70cm diameter) every 30 minutes to reveal a circus show with rolling balls inside the clockwork for a three-minute dreamlike performance.
The gears, pendulum and figures of children in the interior of the clock, as well as the clock numbers and pillars were all produced in a combined effort by major kilns in Arita.
The scrolling vines and repeating patterns on the gears are reminiscent of the concept of time, while figures of children were adorned with various traditional patterns commonly seen in Arita ware. The nostalgic figures change with the season, as do the children's songs composed by　Nakada Yoshinao and Nakada Akira.

Program

Spring: Ode to Early Spring
Summer: Memories of Summer
Autumn: Tiny Autumn
Winter: In the Snowing Town

Dimension

Height:193cm
Width: 180cm
Depth: 80cm
Total Weight: 300kg

Production

・Dai Arita-yaki Shinko Kyodo Kumiai / High-Tech Arita-yaki Ningyo (HA) Committee
・Saga Prefectural Arita College of Ceramics
・Saga Ceramics Research Laboratory
・Dentsu Kyushu Inc.
・Tanseisha Co., Ltd.

Kilns and Manufacturers

・Iwao Jiki Kogyo Co., Ltd.
・Kazan Kiln
・Gen-emon Kiln
・Koransha Co., Ltd.
・Shingama Kiln
・Fukagawa-Seiji
・Fujimaki Ceramics Co., Ltd.
・Yazaemon Kiln
・Yamatoku Kiln