Japanese potters – Page 150 – Dictionary of Japanese Potters

Tezeni Gyokuho 手錢旭峰

taisho period –hagi pottery Joined Yoshika Taibi’s Senryuzan for Hagi ware in 1931. Served in the military and returned to Senryuzan after the war. Started his own pottery in 1974. (more…)

1954-maleDecided to pursue ceramics-making around 1975. Member of the Sanki-kai Association and winner of the Member Prize, the Kansai Prize, and an Honorable Mention at the Sankikai Exhibition. Member of the Tokokai Association and winner of the Modern Culture Association Prize, the Hishiya Prize, and an Honorable Mention. Selected for the Asahi Ceramics Exhibition and others. Focuses on tenmoku ceramics and crystalline glaze. (more…)

Yamaguchi Eiji 山口榮二

1919-2006maleFrom Saga City. Made ceramics from 1945 onwards alongside the reconstruction and leadership of the Omoto religious sect. Learned the fundamentals from Kaneshige Toyo and glazing from Kato Tokuro. Selected for the Japan Ceramics Exhibition, the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition, and the Issui-kai Exhibition. Has held two-person exhibitions at the Ayabe Chamber of Commerce and Industry, etc. Makes a wide range of ceramics, including Oribe ware, Shino ware, cinnabar lacquerware, celadon porcelain, Tamba ware, and Shigaraki ware. (more…)

Tsurumaki Sofu 鶴巻宗富

1922-?maleStudied tea bowls under Nakazato Tarouemon from Karatsu. Selected for the Chiba City Exhibition and others. Solo exhibitions in Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi and elsewhere. Focuses on raku ware and makes tea bowls, as well as pitchers and vases using the nanban yakishime technique (Southeast Asian-style high-fired unglazed ceramics). (more…)

Tsuruta Yoshinori 鶴田善紀

1954-maleFrom Yamanashi City. Graduated from Osaka University of Arts with a major in ceramics. Founded a kiln in Yamanashi in 1979. Won the Shindo and Tsuchiya Awards at the Yamanashi Art Association Exhibition; is a member and won the member prize. Received the Governor’s Prize at the Yamanashi Creation Exhibition, the Art Festival Prize at the Prefectural Art Festival, etc. Selected for the Asahi Ceramics Exhibition, the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition, the Issui-kai Exhibition, the Japan Ceramics Exhibition, the Asahi Craft Exhibition, and Chunichi International Exhibition. Focuses on white and blue-and-white porcelain. (more…)

Tsuruga Junjiro 鶴我淳二郎

1943-maleFrom Usuki City. Inherited Yasuno Ware in 1968. Has received third place in the Kyushu Yamaguchi Exhibition, the Technique Award, the Mainichi Newspaper Award, and the RKB Mainichi Broadcasting Award. Has exhibited his works in the West Japan Ceramics Exhibition and received the Governor’s Prize in Kumamoto and Kagoshima Prefectures. Received the Nakama City Mayor’s Prize in a prefectural exhibition. Received the Fukuoka City Mayor’s Prize in the West Japan Craft Exhibition, as well as the Japan Kogei Association Prize, etc. Selected for the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition and others. Branch member of the Japan Kogei Association. Focuses on ceramics (more…)

Tsumura Toko 津村陶江

1953-From Kyoto City. Graduated from the Kyoto Pottery Training Institute. Trained at Raku Studio Waraku. Studied under Sakamoto Hosei from Kyoto, and set up Anaogama to make ceramics in Kameoka after that. Won the Kyoto Mayor’s Prize in the Daisan Bunmei Exhibition and was selected in the same exhibition. Focuses on tableware using the shirogesho (white slip), kohiki (white powdered-looking ceramics), and tatara (slab-building) methods. (more…)

Tsuboshima Dohei 坪島土平

1929- 2013maleFrom Osaka. Studied under Kawakita Handeishi from 1946, served as the head of craft at Hironaga Toen, and succeeded his teacher after his death. Apart from annual solo exhibitions at Osaka Takashimaya, he has done solo exhibitions at Nihonbashi, Yokohama Takashimaya, Nagoya Maruei, and Matsuzakaya. Focuses on blue and white ceramics, red painting on ceramics, and overglaze enamels. (more…)

Tsubokura Hiroyasu 坪倉宏康

1947-maleFrom Nakagun, Kyoto. Graduated from Kindai University. Trained at the Kyoto Pottery Training School. Studied under Uchida Kunio. Set up independently in Yamashina in 1976. Set up Kuboroi craft studio in 1982. Won gold at the Daiichi Art Exhibition. Won gold and merit award at the Kyoto Craft Exhibition. Focuses on cloth-textured ceramics and matte glaze. 京都市西京区大原野南春日町544 工房呂異 (more…)

Tsuboi Yoshinori 壺井義統

1945-maleGraduated from Kochi University. Decided to pursue ceramic art in 1971 and trained at Okumura Studio in Sumiyama Craft Village. Later studied under Shimizu Uichi. Has received an honorable mention and the Nikkei Prize in the Kinki Branch Exhibition for Traditional Crafts, etc. Selected for the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition and others. Regular member of the Japan Kogei (Craft) Association. Focuses on white matte glaze, yakishime (high-fired unglazed ceramics), and hakeme (ceramics with a brush-mark pattern). (more…)

Tsuboi Asuka 坪井明日香

1932-2022femalekyo potteryFrom Osaka. Graduated from Jiyu Gakuen. Studied under Tomimoto Kenkichi. Received the Association Prize for New Artisans and the Member Effort Prize; left the association in 1976. Participated in the founding of the Women’s Association of Ceramic Art in 1957. Professor at Tezukayama College. Focuses on 3D modeling. (more…)

Tsuneeda Togyoku 恒枝陶玉

1936-maleReal name is Junjiro. Graduated from Kochi University. Learned from his grandfather Shusaburo (a cloisonne ware maker) and his father Takeo (a Western-style painter). Decided to pursue ceramic art in 1969. Received an honorable mention in the Okayama prefecture exhibition. Selected for the Issui-kai Exhibition and others. President of the Mizushima Ceramics Society. Member of this clay society. Three-person exhibitions at Kurashiki Tenmaya and other solo exhibitions. Focuses on vases and tea bowls, mainly using glazed ceramics and underglaze iron decorations. (more…)

Sakai Masae 酒井正枝

1923-?femalekoda potteryArtist name masame. Worked within the tradition of Kyushu Yatsushiro-ware (Koda-ware). Father was Kamamoto Yamashita Yuihiko. Primarily worked in Goryeo-style celadon, inlay and mishima-de ceramics. Eldest son Totoshi and eldest daughter Gassan also studied in Korea, the ancestral birthplace of Koda-ware. (more…)

Sakai Taihei 坂井岱乎

1939-1986maleshodai potteryBorn in Onoda, Yamaguchi prefecture. Graduated from Onoda Institute of Technology in the Department of Industrial Chemistry. Later worked within the traditions of higokogama Shodai-ware. Selected for the Kyushu Yamaguchi Ceramics Year of the Dragon, Kumamoto Prefecture Exhibition, others. Recipient of the Kumamoto Soumi Exhibition Kumamoto Mayor’s Award, others. Primarily focused on older and more recent traditions of ash glaze from the coast of Korea and other techniques. (more…)

Sakai Nobuo 境信夫

1942-maleBuilt a Kamada kiln in Suzaka, Nagano prefecture, to make ceramics. Recipient of Asahi Ceramics Exhibition, Prefectural Exhibition and other awards. Selected for the Chunichi International Ceramics Exhibition, Nitten, New Traditional Crafts Exhibition, others. Primarily focused on charcoal roasting of tatara made from local red clay and tableware made using apple ash and straw ash. (more…)

Sakai Kofu 酒井甲夫

1936-maleshino potteryBorn in Toki, Gifu prefecture. Graduated from Tajimi Technical High School. While working in his family business, he traveled back and forth to and from the old Mino kiln and began studying Shino-ware on his own. Went independent in 1961, since rebuilding the kiln over ten times. Held solo exhibitions at Shinjuku Kakito G, Keio, Ikebukuro Tobu, Osaka Hankyu, Shin-Gifu, Hiroshima Japan Ceramics G, Iwaki Tsuboya HG, others. (more…)

Sakai Kazuomi 酒井一臣

1948-malekasama potteryBorn in Ibaraki prefecture. Moved to Kasama in 1967 where he opened a kiln in 1972. Built a noborigama (climbing kiln) in 1983. Selected for the Japanese Traditional Crafts Exhibition, others. Held solo exhibitions at Tsuchiurabashi, Mito Shimizu, Chiba Rokuro, Kasama Shizu. Produced ceramics at Shinshu University, others. Primarily focused on salt glaze and iron painting. (more…)

Saeki Moriyoshi 佐伯守美

1949-maleBorn in Utsunomiya. Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts. Recipient of the Salon de Printemps Award. Completed graduate school at the same institution and had work purchased by the university museum. Participant and award winner at the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition, others. Member of the Japan Kogei Association. Primarily focused on inlay and engraving. (more…)

Sainen Akio 西念秋夫

1948-maleBorn in Kishiwada, Osaka. Studied under Kato Muzuji. After working at the Shinohara Ceramics Research Institute, opened the Nishinen Research Institute in 1971. Established the Todoroki kiln as an annex institute in 1978. Later used refined Senshu soil for the reconstruction of the old Toemura kiln. Recipient of the Traditional Crafts Kinki Branch Exhibition Nikkei Honorable Mention. Selected for the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition. Vice chairman of Japanese Arts and Crafts. Primarily focused on Sue-ware and earthenware. (more…)

Saito Ryuzo 齋藤隆三

1927-?maleGraduated from Showa Medical College in 1952. Studied ceramics under Kano Enryu. Began making ceramics alongside his work as a doctor and later opened a Seian kiln. Unique style primarily focused on work reminiscent of the “spring and autumn style” typical to ancient China making use of bronzeware from the Han dynasty in vases and also of the Shang Dynasty and other historical influences. (more…)