Japanese potters – O

Ogura Enpei 小倉円平

1913-2001maleBorn in Kyoto. Studied under Kiyomizu Rokubey. Trained at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry’s Pottery Experiment Station and studied at the Enping Pottery Garden in Fengtian City, Manchuria. Awarded a prize at the Kyoto Industrial and Commercial Exhibition. Published “All About Pottery”. Member of the Japan Kogei Association. Mainly working with gray glaze. (more…)

Okumoto Kenichi 奥本健一

1934-?malebizen potteryWhile working for a local brick company, he built a kiln in Bizen in 1972 and retired in 1975. Awarded at the East China Branch of the Japan Artisans Society, Okayama Prefecture Exhibition, Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition, and Chunichi International Ceramic Art Exhibition. Ginza Mitsukoshi Exhibition. (more…)

Okuda Yoshinori 奥田喜則

1958-maleshigaraki potteryBorn in Shigaraki, Shiga Prefecture. Graduated from Shigaraki Technical School, Aichi Vocational Training School and Tajimi Technical High School. Studied at Kanzaki Shiho and Dachi Fudogama. Awarded at the Tokai Traditional Craft Exhibition and the Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition. Mainly specializes in firing, Kohiki, inlay and celadon. (more…)

Okuda Yasuhiro 奥田康博

1920-1999maleStudied under Hamada Shoji and Kawai Kanjiro. After training in Tamba, he built a kiln in Yakutanezan, Ise City, and moved to the foot of Asama Mountain in 1971. Solo exhibitions at the Ise Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Hankyu Department Store. Mainly works with zaffer glaze. Judged at the Mie Prefectural Exhibition and the Ise City Exhibition. (more…)

Okuda Monzaemon 奥田紋左ヱ門

1935-maleshigaraki potteryHe spent his youth excavating old kiln sites and researching old pottery, and established the first cellar kiln in Shigaraki in 1968. Unaffiliated. Solo exhibition only. Held solo exhibitions at Tokyo Daimaru, Kintetsu Abeno, Hanshin, Gifu Kintetsu, Shinjuku Keio, West Germany, etc. (more…)

Okuda Koushou 奥田光祥

1937-2007maleBuilt the kiln in Soka City, Saitama Prefecture in 1974. Served as director of the Prefectural Ceramic Artists Association. Moved to Chiba prefecture in 1983. Selected for the Japan Traditional Craft Exhibition, Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition, and others. Solo exhibitions at Sapporo, Sendai, Niigata Mitsukoshi and others. His works are mainly decorative accessories, inlay, and powder glaze. (more…)

Okushita Hisako 奥下寿子

1956-femaleBorn in Kasaoka City, Okayama Prefecture. Graduated from Onomichi Junior College. Studied under her father, Riichi, and later under Fukada Tsunehiro at the Kibitsu Kiln. Awarded the Prefectural Governor’s Prize at the prefectural exhibition and the President’s Award of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry at the East China Traditional Craft Exhibition, among others. Zogan (inlay) is her main medium. (more…)

Okugawa Tadaemon 2nd 二代 奥川忠右衛門

1931-2005malearita porcelainHis real name is Shoji. Graduated from Arita Youth School. Studied under his father Tadaemon I. In 1975, he became the second generation to take over the business. Made mainly white porcelain vases, large plates and bowls, mainly in the same style as his father, who was famous as a master of the large scale wheel. He has won prizes at the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition and other competitions. He is a regular member of the Japan Industrial Arts Association. (more…)

Okuiso Eiroku 奥磯栄麓

1930-1987malemino potteryBorn in Kyoto. Graduated from Kyoto College of Art and Design, where he majored in Western-style painting. Built the kiln in Kani, Gifu Prefecture in 1959. Fired Shino, Setoguro and Mino and Iga in a down-draft kiln. In 1964, he built a large kiln in the Momoyama style. Served as a member of the Kani-cho cultural property council. Held his first solo exhibition at the Nagoya Oriental. (more…)

Oku Tetsushi 奥哲二

1938-maleGraduated from Doshisha University’s Faculty of Engineering. Joined Hitachi, Ltd. Later studied under Aoki Shokichi of Hachijojima and Nakazato Takashi of Karatsu. Built the kiln in Iga in 1984. Works mainly in Kohiki, Hakeme and Mishima-de. (more…)

Ogiwara Takehisa 荻原毅久

1952-maleHe was born in Shiobara-cho, Nasu-gun. Graduated from Rikkyo University and later studied under Takita Koichi. Awarded the Nojima Prize at the Kokugakai (National Painting Association) and other prizes. Awarded at the Japan Folk Art Exhibition, Tochigi Prefectural Exhibition, Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition, and others. Solo exhibitions including Ginza Matsuya and Tomoedo, Shinjuku Center Building, and others. Mainly white porcelain and Chamfering design. (more…)

Ogihara Morihiko 荻原守彦

1937-malemino potteryBorn in Tajimi City, Gifu Prefecture. The third son of a local pottery company. Began pottery making in 1980. Studied under Yoshida Yoshihiko of the Togenkai. Made tea bowls, decorative vessels, and tableware mainly in Shino, Kohiki, and high-fired unglazed ceramics. (more…)

Ogiso Hiromitsu 小木曽宏光

1953-maleBorn in Tokyo. Graduated from Tama Art University. Studied under Sasaki Yasoji in Mino in 1980. He entered the Anan-cho pottery center in Shimoina-gun in 1981. He opened Unyo Kiln in Kega in 1983 and had a solo exhibition at the Iida Chuden Showroom in Iida. He had a solo exhibition at the Iida Chuden Showroom. His works are mainly Kohiki, gray and white glazes. (more…)

Ogiso Norihiko 小木曽教彦

1941-malemino potteryBorn in Beijing. Studied under Kato Takuo. Accompanied by Furukawa Shosaku and participated in a survey of old kilns in Korea. Selected for the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition. Solo exhibitions at West Germany, Tokyu Nihonbashi, Shinjuku Kakiden, Ginka Gallery, Mitsukoshi Hoshigaoka and others. (more…)

Oki Chotaro 隠岐長太郎

1927-maleBorn in Takamatsu City. Graduated from the Kyoto Ceramic Research Institute. Trained at the Shigaraki Ceramic Testing Center. Later, he became independent. 滋賀県甲賀郡信楽町江田 白泥窯 (more…)

Ogi Yoshinori 小木美則

1941-maleJoined Hokkaido Nosai Kogyo and worked as a kiln technician before opening the Asahikagama Kiln in Asahikawa, Hokkaido. Handles mainly tempering and gray glazing. (more…)

Ogawa Yukihiko 小川幸彦

1942-1998maleStudied under Iwabuchi Shigeya. Built his kiln in 1970. Solo exhibition at Nihonbashi Takashimaya and others. Aiming to recreate old-fashioned Shidoro ware in his hometown. A regular member of the Japan Industrial Arts Association. (more…)

Ogawa Hirohisa 小川博久

1948-malemino potteryGraduated from Chuo University. Studied under Mizuno Hanjiro after studying at Seto Ceramics School. Worked in the Philippines as a member of the Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV) and established Kazegama Kiln in 1979. Awarded the Minister of Education Prize at the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition. Awarded the Minister of Education’s Prize at the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition, the Japan Folk Art Museum Exhibition, and the National Exhibition. His works are mainly practical ceramics with ash glaze, Oribe glaze, Ki-zeto and feldspar glaze. (more…)

Ogawa Tomihisa 小川富久

1954-maleshigaraki potteryApprenticed at the Shigaraki Pottery Experiment Station. Studied under Okuda Tokio. Awarded at the Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition, the Japan Industrial Exhibition and the Nitten exhibition. Exhibition at Kyoto Hotel. Appointed to the Kyoto Hotel. (more…)

Ogawa Tetsuo 小川哲男

1937-maleHe graduated from Saga Prefectural Arita High School. Studied under Yoshimitsu Morino in Kyoto. Selected for the Nitten exhibition for the first time in 1961. Moved from Amakusa to Kumamoto City in 1968 and studied the Yi Dynasty. In 1984, he built another kiln in Koshichi-cho, Saga Prefecture. Awarded the Governor’s Prize at the Kumanichi Fine Arts Exhibition and the Asahi Newspaper Award at the Western Craft Exhibition. Awarded the Governor’s Prize at the Kumar Japan Fine Arts Exhibition, the Asahi Newspaper Award at the Western Craft Exhibition, and others. Solo exhibitions include Aoyama Green G, Ikebukuro Seibu, Daimaru Fukuoka, (more…)