1940–2018
male
sodeshi pottery
He is the 4th generation to inherit the legacy of Matsue ware (Sodeshi ware) originally founded by Ono Tomoichi. His father, Ono Toshiro, who was the 3rd generation joined the folk art movement after being influenced by Yanagi Muneyoshi, Bernard Howell Leach, and Hamada Shoji, changing their style to focus on folk crafts and becoming a proponent of “Aesthetics in Daily Use Items” which combined utility with beauty.
