1846-1919
male
kutani porcelain
Born into the nobility of the Kaga-han domain, following the Meiji Restoration he studied ceramic painting. In 1882, he and Nomura Yoshikichi, a contemporary ceramics painter, decided to write fine print on ceramics, going on to leave their names as master craftsmen of the Meiji period. After sales of his ceramics at the Vienna World’s Fair, he began focusing on trade for which he became known as the founder of Japan’s raw silk exports.
