Japanese potters – M

Matsui Akiko 松井明子

1935-?femalekyo potteryGraduated from Kyoto Women’s University. Graduated from the Kyoto Craft Art Instruction Institute. Participated in the formation of the Women’s Association of Ceramic Art in 1959. Won the Women’s Association of Ceramic Art Exhibition Minister of Education Award. Won awards at the Kofukai Exhibition and other exhibitions. (more…)

Masuyama Noriko 益山納子

1923-?femalekutani porcelain Selected for the Issuikai in 1969 and later won the Fine Work Award, Issuikai Award, and other awards. Won the Ishikawa Prefectural Traditional Craft Art Exhibition Honorable Mention Award. Selected for the Modern Art Exhibition, Traditional Kutani Exhibition, and other exhibitions. Works focus on Tenmoku colors, Tetsu-yu iron glaze, celadon, and blue and white pottery. (more…)

Masubuchi Genshu 増淵元琇

1931-?maleEventually worked on Entsu-ji ware in Fukuyama kiln. Won the Mito Art Festival Top Prize. Fellow Member and exempt from appraisal at the Ibaraki Prefectural Art Festival. Fellow Member of the Expressionist Exhibition and won the Honorable Mention Award. Won the Daiichi Bijyutsu Association Exhibition Gold Award and Member Effort Prize. Won the Sozoten Fine Art Exhibition Gold Award and Fellow Member Award and is a member of the exhibition. Won the Nikkikai Exhibition Grand Prize and is a member of the association. Head of the International Modern Art Judging Committee and won the Grand Prize. Member of the Shinkaijusha (more…)

Masuno Yutaka 升野豊

Taisho or Showa period – ?maleWorks on Iwami Tsuchimi ware in Ushiroji, Gotsu, Shimane. Won the Japan Chamber of Commerce President’s Award. Won the Exhibition of New Works of Prefectural Specialties Association President’s Award and Prefectural Governor’s Award. Selected for the Prefectural Art Festival. Won the Excellent Skill Award and Minister of Labor’s Award. Won the Japan Folk Crafts Museum Exhibition First Prize. (more…)

Masudaya Kosei 桝田屋光生

1950-maleechizen potteryFrom Takefushi, Fukui. Studied under Tsuji Kansai, the painter from Kyoto, in 1970. Later graduated from Kyoto Ceramic Training School and Fukui Ceramic Experimental Institute. Started Masudaya kiln in Sohara, Takefushi in 1975. Held a duo exhibition with Arima Raitei, the Curator of the Shokoku-ji Jotenkaku Museum in Kyoto, at Yamato Yashiki in Himeji and a private exhibition at the Tokyu Main Store in Shibuya, Participated in Ichinohikai, the study group for Echizen ware led by Kimura Morikazu. Works focus on Shizen-yu natural glazes and color changes in ascending kilns. (more…)

Masunaga Fuji 増永ふじ

1935-femaleechizen potteryFrom Fukui. Began making ceramics around 1965. Joined the Fukui Prefectural Craft Artist Association in 1968. Later became a member of the Women’s Association of Ceramic Art and the Japan Ceramic Sculpture Association. Started an ascending kiln in Fukami, Fukui in 1976. Held private exhibitions and group exhibitions at the Etsumi Gallery in Fukui, the Jujiya Gallery in Ginza, the Shuko Gallery in Tsu, the Kawasumi Gallery in Osaka, and other venues. Works focus on Yakishime. (more…)

Masuda Shigeyuki 増田重幸

1927-?maleseto potteryFrom Tango, Kyoto. Started making ceramics in 1946 in his hometown. Trained in making ceramic molds in Seto in 1952. Later started Masu kiln in Hiramachi, Seto and became independent. Member, Director, and retired member of the Nipputen Art Institute. Currently unaffiliated after being part of the Tokokai. Held private exhibitions at Oriental Nakamura, Kintetsu Yokkaichi department store, the Mitsukoshi Hoshigaoka store in Nagoya, the Marukoshi in Kanazawa, and other venues. Works focus on ceramic sculptures. (more…)

Masuda Akira 増田晶

1948-maleFrom Shimoda, Shizuoka. Studied at the Faculty of Design at Tama Art University in 1965. Studied under Takagi Shin from Kawazu Ceramic Village and Fukuda Rikisaburo from Kyoto. Started Shizukusa kiln in Shimoda in 1977. Selected for the Shinsho Craft Art Exhibition, Exhibition of New Works of Traditional Japanese Crafts, and other exhibitions. Won the Japan Artist Association Exhibition Member’s Award and other awards. Held duo exhibitions in Imbe and other venues. Works cover a wide range including Inkan flower patterns, Mishima-de, Kakiotoshi, Jun ware, oil droplets, and Hai-yu ash glaze. (more…)

Masuko Miyoko 増子美代子

1936-femaleStudied under Shimozawa Doho from Hokutosha starting in 1974. Later sought to make ceramics through self-education. Began engaging in research and creation using the porcelain clay and glazes of Hokkaido in 1983. Selected for the Zendo Fine Art Exhibition and Exhibition of New Works of Traditional Japanese Crafts. Member of the Japan Kogei Association in Tokyo and Hokkaido. (more…)

Masamune Tobito 正宗土人

1943-femalebizen potteryReal name is Makita Toshiko. Studied under father Masamune Tsukasa. Graduated from the Prefectural Bizen Ceramic Training Institute in 1974. Selected for the Japan Traditional Craft Art Exhibition, Japan Ceramic Exhibition, and other exhibitions and won awards. Many works are sake vessels and flower bowls of the old Bizen style. (more…)

Masamune Chiharu 正宗千春

1944-malebizen potteryFather is Masamune Hoichi, the Chief Director of Masamune Bunko. Grandfather is Masamune Atsuo, Japanese literature scholar and younger brother of Masamune Hakucho. Graduated from Kansai University. While working for a brick company, studied under Horie Shozan and became independent in 1978 when leaving the company. Selected for the Okayama Prefectural Exhibition, Japan Traditional Craft Art Exhibition, and other exhibitions and won awards. Held private exhibitions at the Fukuya in Hiroshima and other venues. (more…)

Masamune Kengo 正宗憲悟

1954-2006malebizen potteryReal name is Satoru. Also identifies himself as Moriyasu. From Imbe. Graduated from Bizen High School and the Bizen Ceramics Center. Later trained at Shunkoen for 3 years. Became independent in Sagarimatsu in 1977. Selected for the Okayama Prefectural Exhibition, Issuikai Exhibition, Japan Ceramics Exhibition, Chunichi International Ceramic Exhibition, and Japan Traditional Craft Art Exhibition. Official member of the Japan Kogei Association. Changed his name to Masamune Moriyasu in 2005. (more…)

Masaki Shunzo 正木春蔵

1947-malekutani porcelainGraduated from the Faculty of Ceramics at Osaka University of Arts. Studied under Suda Seika in Yamashiro Onsen, Kaga starting in 1970. Started Yamase Tobo Studio in Yamashiro Onsen, Kaga in 1976. Activities focus on private exhibitions at the Mitsukoshi in Osaka, the Takashimaya in Tamagawa, the Kuroda Toen Gallery in Ginza, and other venues. Imbues a modern sense using overglaze enamel and blue and white pottery. (more…)

Makita Hiroyoshi 牧田博義

1955-malemino-bizen potteryFrom Gifu Prefecture. Graduated from the Faculty of Sculpture at Nagoya University of the Arts. Later studied under Yamamoto Izuru in Bizen. Became independent in Toki in 1982. Combined Mino ware and Bizen ware. (more…)

Maki Keishu 槇啓州

1930-?maleFrom Kagawa Prefecture. Started making ceramics at the Oshoji kiln in Shippozan, Sanuki. Creator of works signed by the Mushakoji-senke school of tea ceremonies. Organizer of the Seigankai Artist Group of Tokuzen-ji, the branch temple of Daitoku-ji. Held private exhibitions at Tenmaya in Okayama, the Nomura Art Museum in Kyoto, the Keio in Shinjuku, and numerous other venues. Works focus on Raku ware, Gohon ware, Buncheong ware, and Joseon styles in an attempt to revive the Daitoku-ji Murasakino ware. (more…)

Maeno Yuko 前野右子

1941-femaleTrained at the Hokkaido Industrial Experimental Institute Nopporo Ceramic Factory in 1975. Later started Kitaizumi kiln in Ishikari and became independent. Held annual private exhibitions at Maruzen Gallery in Sapporo since 1979. Works focus on flower bowls and tea bowls with Hai-yu ash glaze and Tetsu-yu iron glaze. (more…)

Maenaka Kuniya 前仲邦哉

1941-maleGraduated from the Faculty of Ceramics at Kyoto Arts and Crafts University in 1966. Sold his graduate works. Completed non-degree courses for graduates in 1968. Researched designs for Hakuji through admiration for Tomimoto Kenkichi and Kiyomizu Kyubei. Became independent in Kamariya, Yokohama in 1969. Later visited Jingdezhen and other ceramic regions in China. Activities focused on private exhibitions at the Mitsukoshi in Nihombashi, the Takashimaya in Yokohama, and other venues. Works focus on Hakuji, celadon, and Seihakuji. flower vase 20,000 JPY 宮城県刈田郡蔵王町遠刈田温泉小妻坂51-213 musee-maenaka www.musee-maenaka.commusee maenaka (more…)

Maeda Masahiro 前田正博

1948-maleFrom Kyoto. Graduated from the Graduate School of Ceramics at Tokyo University of the Arts. Studied under Fujimoto Yoshimichi, Tamura Koichi, and Asano Akira. Selected for and won awards at the Japan Traditional Craft Art Exhibition and other exhibitions. Held a private exhibition at the Kandori gallery in Kioicho. Official member of the Japan Kogei Association. (more…)

Maeda Toshu 前田陶秀

1917-?echizen potteryTrained under Hashimoto Ryugaku, the kiln owner in Kyoto, for over 10 years. Later worked at the Fukui Prefectural Ceramic Experimental Institute for over 20 years. Started a kiln in Echizen, Fukui in 1974. Devoted to artisan skills. (more…)

Maeda Taisho 前田泰昭

1937-malearita porcelainFrom Arita. Trained locally in blue and white pottery and overglaze enamel. Selected for the Nitten Exhibition in 1963. Since then, selected numerous other times, sold works to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, special selection in 1982, exempt from appraisal, and Fellow Member of the exhibition. Won the Kofukai Exhibition Fellow Member Award and a member of the exhibition. Member and special selection of the Modern Craft Art Kyushu Association. Repeatedly exhibited at the Japan New Craft Art Exhibition, won the Yomiuri Newspaper Seibu Headquarters Award, and served as a judge. Won the Saga Prefectural Exhibition Prefectural Governor’s Award (more…)