1870-1928
male
kyo pottery
Born the eldest son to Seto potter Inoue Ennen, he moved to Kyoto when his father was invited on to a ceramics company in Kyoto. Afterwards, he became the adopted son of the ceramics industry’s Shofu family, inheriting the name Shofu Kajo III.
Introducing a number of new techniques and materials such as a ceramics firing technique and hard porcelain, and opening a coal-fired kiln, he established Shofu, Inc., mainly producing dyed works for overseas export. He became the head of the Kyoto Ceramics Industry Association, investing efforts into the Kyoto ceramics industry of the time.
He also made a name for himself in denture manufacturing, focusing on researching ceramic-made dentures (currently Shofu Dental Corporation).
