An Austrian man who continued to preserve the Edo period pottery "Koimari" that went to Austria even after it was destroyed by the turmoil of the war visited Saga Prefecture and said, "War is meaningless through debris. I want many people to know. "
At "Castle Loosdorf" near Vienna, the capital of Austria, plates and pots of "Koimari" from the Edo period were collected as a collection, but many were destroyed by the former Soviet army stationed after World War II. Fragments from the collection are now on display in Arita-cho in the form of a homecoming.
At the exhibition, Gabriel Piatti, the owner of Castle Loosdorf, was visiting Saga Prefecture and had a meeting with Governor Yamaguchi at the prefectural office on the 21st.
In this, Mr. Piati said, "Almost 80 years after World War II, Russia's military invasion of Ukraine occurred, but this should never happen again, and the porcelain fragments we have preserved. I want many people to know that war is meaningless through this, "he said, calling for a message of peace through the fragments of Koimari.
Piati has inherited and preserved the destroyed collection from its predecessor, some of which have been restored using Japanese techniques.
"It's a very difficult time now, but I want to emphasize the importance of timeless friendship through this exhibition," said Piatti.
The special exhibition "Koimari Crossing the Sea" will be held at the Prefectural Kyushu Ceramic Museum in Arita Town until the 18th of next month.