1925-2016
male
utsutsugawa pottery
1st son of the 12th generation Gagyu Soun. Graduated from Arita Technical School. Started studying under his father Soun at the age of 14. Exhibited at the Nagasaki Prefectural Exhibition for the first time in 1955 and won the Governor’s Award. Assumed the name of the 13th generation upon the passing of the prior generation in 1961 and assumed the artist name of Gagyu Shoun. Started fully engaging in recreating Utsutsugawa ware in 1962 with the full support of Uemura Fujio, the leading pioneer of collecting ancient Utsutsugawa ware. Followed in the footsteps of the prior generation by becoming an intangible cultural property of Nagasaki Prefecture in 1975. Selected for and won awards at the Japan Traditional Craft Exhibition and other exhibitions. Official member of the Japan Craft Society. Held private exhibitions at the Seibu in Ikebukuro and other venues. His eldest son, Goro, took over the 14th generation in 2014, and passed the 15th generation to his second son in 2020.
