Japanese potters

Nakamura Tetsuo 中村哲夫

1944-?malemoriyama potteryAlso as known as Nakamura Tokichi the 3rd. From Shizuoka Prefecture. Is the third-generation successor of Moriyama ware, created by the first Tokichi in 1909. Studied under his father, the second-generation Tokichi. Selected for the Tokai Traditional Crafts Exhibition and others. Won the Prefectural Crafts Association Member’s Prize, etc. Member of Japan Kogei Association Tokai Branch and the Prefectural Ceramics Association. Focuses on iron glaze and yakishime. Has held solo exhibitions in Hamamatsu Matsubishi and elsewhere. (more…)

Nakamura Tsuyoshi 中村強

1921-?malehasami porcelainFrom Hasami, Nagasaki Prefecture. Studied under his elder brother Seiken and learned the potter’s wheel. Received the Education Minister’s Honorable Mention in the Kyushu Yamaguchi Exhibition. Received the Prefectural Governor’s Prize in the Prefectural Exhibition, and is a judge and executive committee member. Received prizes at the West Japan Craft Exhibition and the Issuikai Exhibition. Selected for the Japan Traditional Craft Exhibition and others. Recognized as a traditional artisan. Regular member of the Japan Crafts Association. Focuses on white porcelain and blue-and-white porcelain. vase 5,000 JPY 長崎県東彼杵郡波佐見町皿山776 (more…)

Ohi Choami 大樋長阿弥

1896-?ohi potteryAlso known as Nakamura Choami. Graduated from the ceramics course in Ishikawa Prefecture Industrial School. Later trained in Kyoto and joined Kutani pottery in Yamashiro, Ishikawa Prefecture. Switched to hand-formed Raku ware in 1922; became independent in 1925 and set up Ohi Choami Kiln. Became director when the Prefectural Ohi Ware Craft cooperative was founded in 1973. (more…)

Nakamura Chiyoko 中村千代子

1949-femaleFrom Osaka. Entered Mashiko’s tsukamoto Pottery in 1974. Became independent with her husband Kenji in Otsuki, Yamanashi Prefecture, in 1975. Moved her kiln to Haga, Tochigi Prefecture in 1976. Selected for the Traditional Crafts New Works Association. Has held solo exhibitions, women’s exhibitions, and group exhibitions in Mashiko and neighboring prefectures. Has held two-person exhibitions in Utsunomiya. Focuses on kneading, ash glaze, turquoise glaze, and yakishime. (more…)

Nakamura Takuo 中村卓夫

1945-maleFrom Kanazawa City. Learned from his father Baizan from 1978. Studied glaze in the Nagoya Industrial Research Center. Learned from professor of molding Aldo Rontini in the Florence National Pottery and Sculpture Art School. Selected for the Issuikai Exhibition and others. Focuses on inlay and glazing. (more…)

Nakamura Sorin 中村宗林

1916-?hagi potteryLecturer at the Hagi Zukune Association. Has had his works exhibited internationally in Denmark, Greece, and Venice. Member of the Europe Art Association and the Daiichi Art Association. (more…)

Nakamura Setsuo 中村節夫

1925-?malemiike potteryFrom Omuta City. Set up a kiln for Miike ware in Miike Daimayama in 1975. Moved his kiln to Sekihokame in 1979. Won the Kumamoto Governor’s Prize in the West Japan Crafts Exhibition. Won the Best Prize in the Kyoto Exhibition. Won the Tokokai Prize in the Tokokai National Exhibition and is a director. Focuses on cinnabar, celadon, and oil-drop tenmoku. (more…)

Nakamura Suiko 中村翠恒

1903-1985malekutani porcelainSecond son of Nakamura Shunto I. From Kaga City. Graduated from Ishikawa Prefecture Industrial High. Won second place in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry Exhibition in 1927; his works were procured by the Department of the Imperial Household. Specially selected for the JFAE, won the Asakura Prize, the Education Minister’s Prize, and participated. Ishikawa Prefecture intangible cultural asset. Focuses on colored glazed ceramics and engraving. (more…)

Nakamura Shinichi 中村眞一

1947-malehagi potteryBorn in Hagi City. Graduated from the Gifu Ceramics Research Institute, and opened a climbing kiln in Kubako in 1973. Received the Mayor’s Prize at the City Exhibition. Received the Mayor’s Prize at the City Exhibition and the Excellence Prize at the Prefectural Exhibition. Won a prize at the Kyushu-Yamaguchi Exhibition. Awarded the Chairman’s Prize at the Japan Contemporary Craft China Exhibition. Awarded a prize at the Japan Modern Industrial Arts Exhibition and became a member. Selected for the Nitten and Chanoyu Zokei Exhibition. (more…)

Nakamura Shodo 中村松堂

1926-?malehagi potteryReal name is Ichiro. The second Shodo in Gogokuyama, where Hagi ware is made. Studied under his father, the first Shodo, from 1945. Won the Prefectural Governor’s Prize, the Chairman’s Prize, the Mayor’s Prize, the Education Superintendent’s Prize, etc. First president and advisor for the Traditional Hagi Ware Association. Regular member of the Oriental Ceramics Academy. (more…)

Nakamura Shigeto 中村重人

1946-malekutani porcelainGraduated from Komatsu Industrial High School. Studied under Asakura Isokichi. Selected for the Japan Fine Arts Exhibition and others. Focuses on ornaments. (more…)

Nakamura Joho 中村定甫

1924-femaleohi potteryFrom Kanazawa City. Real name is Sadako. Started making pottery in 1955. Has been selected for and won prizes at the Kofukai Exhibition, the Ishikawa Prefecture Modern Art Exhibition, the City Exhibition, and the Women’s Ceramics Exhibition. Has held solo exhibitions at Yokohama Takashimaya, Tokyo Daimaru, Toyama Prefecture Public Hall, etc. Focuses on ame glaze and black Raku Ohi tea bowls. (more…)

Nakamura Koho 中村興峯

1929-maletobe porcelainCompleted training at the National Kyoto Ceramics Research Center. Later trained at Tobe Pottery, which was run by his father. Set up independently in 1952. Won the Issuikai Prize at the Issuikai Exhibition. Won the Prefectural Exhibition Art Association Prize. Won the Honorable Mention at the New Artists’ Craft Exhibition and is a member. (more…)

Nakamura Koichi 中村興市

1949-maleFrom Hokkaido. Dropped out of Kokugakuin University. Studied under Kawakami Shozaburo from Chiba. Selected for the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition, the Musashino Exhibition, and the New Works Exhibition. Has held solo exhibitions in Sapporo Mitsukoshi, Tokyu and elsewhere. Associate member of the Japan Crafts Association. Focuses on kneading, Jun ware, and kohiki (white powdered-looking ceramics). (more…)

Nakamura Kenji 中村研二

1950-maleohi potteryAlso known as Ohi Choami the 3rd. From Kanazawa City. Graduated from the Department of Science and Engineering at Nihon University. Trained at the Kyoto Ceramics Training School and Industrial Research Center. Later learned from his grandfather Ohicho Ami. Built a kiln in 1979. Has held solo exhibitions in Nagaoka, Niigata Daiwa, and Shinjuku Odakyu. Has held a three-generation family exhibition at Yokohama Takashimaya. Focuses on Ohiraku ware, natural glaze fired in a cave kiln, and tenmoku glaze. (more…)

Nakamura Kenji 中村謙司

1947-malemashiko potteryFrom Tokyo. Graduated from Dokkyo University. Studied under Okuda Yasuhiro of the Kagura Kiln in Ise. Later went to the Mashiko Tsukamoto Pottery Center and set up independently in 1975 in Otsuki City, Yamanashi Prefecture. Set up a kiln there in 1976. Selected for the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition, the Musashino Exhibition, the Japan Ceramics Exhibition, and others. Uses cinnabar, ash glaze, yakishime, and salt glaze. (more…)

Nakamura Kinpei 中村錦平

1935-maleFrom Kanazawa City. Dropped out of Kanazawa Art University. Pursues the diverse possibilities of pottery. Plans to revitalize expression through international planning and exchange. Assistant professor at the Tama Art University. Director of Craft Center Japan. Judge at the Asahi Modern Craft Exhibition, etc. (more…)

Nakamura Seiroku 中村清六

1916-2011malearita porcelainFrom Hasami, Nagasaki Prefecture. Real name is Kiyomi. Accumulated training on the potter’s wheel and built a kiln independently in 1965. Trained the next generation of potters for a period of time from before to after the war at Arita Industrial High School and the Saga Ceramics Guidance Center. Won first place in the Prefectural Skills Competition. Won the President’s Prize in the Kyushu Yamaguchi Exhibition. Won the Governor’s Prize in the Prefectural Exhibition, and is a member and judge. Won the Education Committee Award at the Modern Craft Kyushu Exhibition. Won the Asahi Newspaper Award at the Japan (more…)

Nagamiya Shigeo 永宮茂雄

1921-?maleMakes handmade and molded tableware and drinking vessels while running the Nagamiya Pottery Production Center in Takefu, Fukui Prefecture. (more…)

Nagami Kojin 永見鴻人

1935-From Tokyo. Graduated from Waseda University. Studied under Kawai Unosuke and Yasuhara Kimei. Studied in the New York Pottery Studio from 1970. Started a studio in Hiraiji, Ueda City, Nagano Prefecture, in 1976. Was involved in studies of ancient Egypt in Waseda University, excavations of ancient Islamic and Chinese ceramics, and the fifth Egyptian excavation. Selected for the Japan Modern Crafts Exhibition, won the Members’ Commemoration Prize, and is a member. Has been selected for the Japan Fine Arts Exhibition many times. Made ceramic walls for the Saitama Prefecture Pediatric Medicine Center, the Ueda Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and (more…)