Kawamoto Rikichi 川本利吉

Late Edo period – Meiji period
male
seto pottery

Ran a kiln that manufactured several varieties of ceramics from the Edo period into the Meiji, mainly focusing on manufactured tableware in the early Meiji period for export to the United States. Later expanded into manufacture of a wider range of domestic products. Exhibited at the Domestic Expo of 1877 and the Paris Expo of 1878, receiving a bronze medal. Worked under the name Ishi Hanazono.

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