Japanese potters

Chihiro Yuko 千尋悠子

1939-femaleBorn in Asahikawa City, Hokkaido. In 1972, she decided to become a potter and trained at Asahikawa Keisetsu Kiln. She has been awarded prizes at the All Hokkaido Art Association Exhibition and the Japan Traditional Crafts New Work Exhibition. Exhibited at Sapporo Mitsukoshi Department Store and Asahikawa Marui Department Store. Member of the All Hokkaido Art Association, the Tokyo Branch of Japan Kogei Association, and the Hokkaido Ceramic Society. Creates Japanese tableware and decorative ware mainly using Oribe, ash glaze, Kizeto, and overglaze enamels. (more…)

Chiba Akemi 千葉明美

1956-femalebizen potteryBorn in Kobe City. Her mother is Kawai Akiko and her grandfather is Konishi Toko I. After graduating from Musashino Art Junior College, she studied at the Ceramics Center. She was selected for the Women’s Ceramic Art Exhibition. (more…)

Chinoda Hitomi 千野田仁己

1951-maleBorn in Saitama Prefecture. Graduated from Tokyo Craft Design Institute. Became independent in 1978. Awarded the Grand Prize at the Ishikawa Prefecture Design Exhibition. Selected for the Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition and others. Works with inlay, blue and white, iron glaze, and other techniques on ceramic ware. (more…)

Chikaraishi Shunji 力石俊二

1947-malemashiko potteryBorn in Kanagawa Prefecture. Graduated from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. Became independent in Mashiko in 1974. Selected for the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition and others. Solo exhibitions at Ikebukuro Seibu Department Store and others. Painted in overglaze enamels and blue and white. (more…)

Chikada Seiji 近田精治

1935-2004maleBorn in Tajimi. Graduated from Tajimi Technical High School, Department of Ceramics. Studied under Kato Takuo. While teaching at his alma mater’s Ceramics Department, he also made pottery. Awarded a prize at the Nitten exhibition, the Chunichi Prize at the Nagoya exhibition, and is a member of Nitten society. Selected and won prizes at the Niko-kai exhibition, Chunichi International Exhibition, and the Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition. Exhibited at the Firenze International Exhibition. He is a member of the Japan New Industrial Arts Association. Director of the Mino Ceramic Association. He mainly produces innovative decorative ware using the traditional Mino ceramic (more…)

Tayama Mitsutaka 田山光孝

1947-malemashiko potteryBorn in Nikko City, Japan. Graduated from Hosei University. Trained at the Tochigi Ceramic Industry Training Institute. Studied under Sakata Jinnai, Furukawa Takahisa, and Kamoda Shoji. Built a kiln in Mashiko in 1976. Selected for the New Traditional Craft Exhibition and the Musashino Exhibition. Solo exhibitions at Utsunomiya, Ikebukuro Seibu Department Store, Shinjuku Isetan Department Store, Kurosaki Sogo Department Store, Yamagata Jujiya Department Store, etc. His works are mainly white porcelain and celadon. (more…)

Tayama Seiichi 田山精一

1923-?malekasama potteryGraduated from Tokyo Institute of Technology, Department of Ceramics. In 1959, with the support of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), he built a kiln in Kasama City. Awarded prizes at the Japan Folk Art Museum Exhibition, Japan Folk Art Public Exhibition, Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition, Japan Traditional Craft Exhibition, Musashino Exhibition, and New Works Exhibition. Solo exhibitions at Ginza Kuroda Toen, Osaka Mitsukoshi Department Store, Shibuya Seibu Department Store, Nagoya Meitetsu Department Store, etc. Mainly works with jun ware and blue ceradon. Member of Ibaraki craft association. Full member of Japan Kogei Association. (more…)

Tame Takao 田米孝雄

1931-?maleStudied under Matsui Seizan from around 1945, and aspired to become a potter.In 1975, he built a down-draft kiln in Moriyama, Morimachi, Shizuoka Prefecture, and became independent. He has held several solo exhibitions every year, and produces tableware, tea ceremony utensils, and flower vases. He works mainly with ash and iron glazes using local materials. (more…)

Tamura Tamio 田村民男

1932-2021maleechizen potteryGraduated from the Faculty of Education, University of Fukui. His pottery name is Minto. He is an active member of the Contemporary Art He makes figurative and decorative works using embossing, matte glaze, celadon and others. (more…)

Tsmura Gosen 田村吾川

1919-2009malemanoyama potteryBorn on Sado Island. Studied under Sasaki Shodo and Miyanohara Ken. In 1947, he joined the Mano Ceramic Studio under the guidance of both of them, and succeeded to the studio in 1961. He was awarded prizes at the Nitten exhibition, the Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition, and the Kofu-kai exhibition. Member of the Toto-kai. (more…)

Tamura Keisei 田村敬星

1949-malekutani porcelainBorn in Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture. Studied under his grandfather Kinsei. Mastered the family tradition of Kutani overglaze enamels with fine brush work, and succeeded to the third generation. He has received the highest award at the Prefectural Design Exhibition, the Excellence Award and the Honorable Mention at the Traditional Kutani Craft Exhibition. Member of the Issui-kai Ceramic Art Society. Full member of Japan Kogei Association. (more…)

Tamura Keiko 田村慶子

1951-femaleBorn in Osaka. Aspired to become a potter around 1970. Graduated from the Department of Art History, Faculty of Letters, Waseda University in 1975. She won the Newcomer’s Prize at the Women’s Ceramic Art Exhibition and is a member of the exhibition. She is a member of Osaka Ceramic Art School. Mainly hand-twists. (more…)

Tamura Unkei 田村雲溪

1954-maletada potteryThe second generation of Unkeizan kiln. Born in Tada, Iwakuni City. Graduated from Hiroshima Merchant Marine Technical College. Worked on foreign routes as a navigator. After his mother’s sudden death, he left the company and helped his father, Unkei I, to revive Tada ware. His pottery name is Unto. Selected for the Asia Exhibition and others. He won the Commemorative Prize at the Toko-kokai National Exhibition and the Minister of Education Prize. Upon the death of his father in 1985, he assumed the name of Unkei II and succeeded to the Unkei Kiln in Tada ware. He has held (more…)

Tamura Isao 田村功

1942-maleotani potteryHe works at the Motoyama Kiln, maintaining the tradition of Otani ware, one of the representative old kilns in Tokushima Prefecture. He is active in applying the technique of large-scale pottery making to the present day. (more…)

Tamamura Toyo 玉村登陽

1938-2014malehagi potteryBorn in Hagi. Studied under his father Shogetsu, and in 1975 built a climbing kiln and became independent. Awarded prizes at the Western Craft Exhibition, the Kyushu-Yamaguchi Ceramic Exhibition, the West Japan Ceramic Exhibition, the Chanoyu Formative Exhibition, and others. Exhibited at the British Embassy. Solo exhibitions at Shinjuku Odakyu Department Store and others. (more…)

Tamamura Shogetsu 玉村松月

1917-?malehagi potteryBorn in Hagi. His real name is Yoshimatsu. Studied under Yamagata Reishu and opened a kiln in 1952. Received the Education Director’s Award at the City Exhibition. Awarded the Director of Education Prize at the City Exhibition and the Chairman’s Prize at the Yamaguchi Prefectural Exhibition. Hagi City Sugi Michisuke Memorial Cultural Honorable Mention, etc. Selected for the Japan Genko Exhibition, the Issui-kai Exhibition, the Japan Traditional Craft Exhibition, and others. Regular member of the Japan Industrial Arts Society. (more…)

Tamagawa Yoshito 玉川義人

1948-maleBorn in Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture. After graduating from high school, he worked for a pottery company in Kyoto and completed the Kyoto Industrial Research Institute. Studied under Kawakami Rikizo. Established his own kiln by Lake Biwa in 1979. Held solo exhibitions at Seigado and Gallery Marronnie in Kyoto. Focuses on crafts using marbled ware and powder glaze. (more…)

Tamaoki Yasuo 玉置保夫

1941-malemino potteryBorn in Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture. Graduated from Tajimi Technical High School. Completed the Gifu Ceramics Research Institute. Studied under Kato Kobei. Awarded the Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition. Won the highest award at the Tokai Traditional Craft Exhibition. Japan Ceramic Society Award. Chunichi Honorable Mention. Awarded many prizes including the Kato Kobei Prize. Solo exhibitions at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Department Store, Nagoya Meitetsu Department Store, Osaka, Kyoto, Gifu Takashimaya Department Store, etc. Regular member of Japan Kogei Association. Works mainly with Shino and Kakewake technique. (more…)

Tabei Kenji 田部井健二

1934-maleshino potteryBorn in Tatebayashi, Gunma Prefecture. Graduated from Waseda University. Later worked at the Giken Ceramics Research Institute. Founded Sotoh-en in 1967. Solo exhibitions at Matsuzakaya Department Store in Ueno, various places in West Germany, Kankodo bookstore in Maebashi, Niigata, Toyama, Kanazawa Daiwa Department Store, Urawa Isetan Department Store, Utsunomiya Seibu Department Store, etc. Focuses on natural glaze and Shino. (more…)