Oya Mitsuo 大屋光夫

1943 –
male
echizen pottery

From Fukui. Graduated from the Faculty of Oil Painting at Kanazawa College of Art. Later studied Kuro-Satsuma ware at the Ceramics Department of the Kagoshima Municipal Craft Art Research Institute and traveled the country. Participated in the Echizen Pottery Village project in 1970 and started a kiln in the area. Furthermore, started a cellar kiln later and created Koechizen style natural Shizen-yu glazes and Haikatsugi. Held private exhibitions in Nihombashi, the Usaigetsu Museum in Fukui, the Daiwa in Kanazawa, and other venues. Won the Miyazaki Village Cultural Honorable Mention and other awards.

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