1926-?
male
From Gojozaka, Kyoto. Graduated from the Department of Ceramics at the Kyoto Institute of Technology (formerly Advanced Technical School). Is the fourth-generation successor at Kumoigama Kiln, which was founded in the Bunkyu era, counting from the first Kamejiro. Studied under the third Jonan and travelled abroad to China’s Shandong Province and elsewhere to study. Drawn to ancient Shigaraki ware and set up a climbing kiln in Shigaraki. Uses the yuzuhada (“citron skin” or small pinhole texture) and hiiro (reddish speckles) techniques, as well as ash glaze and color variation when firing, to create tea utensils and tableware for tea ceremony meals as well as cooking, in addition to a broad range of other items.
