Japanese potters

Tanigawa Katuaki 谷川勝明

1951-maletokoname potteryBorn in Tokoname City. Graduated from Tajimi Technical High School. Trained at Tokoname Ceramic Research Institute. Won the Silver Prize at the International Exhibition of Vallauris. Won the Chunichi Prize at the Japan Modern Industrial Arts Exhibition. Awarded the Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition Honorable Mention. He has received many awards, including the Chozo Prize at the Chozo Prize Ceramics Exhibition. Selected for the Nitten Exhibition, the Chunichi International Exhibition, and others. Mainly works with ash glaze and natural glaze. Friend of the Modern Industrial Art Association. Member of the Tokoname Ceramic Society. (more…)

Tanii Kanae 谷井叶

1945-femaleshigaraki potteryShe was born in Shanghai, China. Studied under Hayashi Heihachiro. Established his own kiln in Shigaraki, Kyoto in 1983. Awarded a prize at the Kyoto City Craft Art Exhibition. Selected as a member of the Women’s Ceramic Art Exhibition. Solo exhibitions at Osaka Gallery Imai and others. Produced a wall painting at Otsu Civic Hall. Focused on crafts. (more…)

Tani Yoshihiro 谷吉博

1947-maleshigaraki potteryStudied under his father Seiuemon. He mainly produces traditional tea ceremony pottery in a cellar kiln, a twin-body cellar kiln, and a climbing kiln. He aims to create powerful Shigaraki using rough clay and making the best use of the natural glaze of splitting pine wood firing. (more…)

Tani Hosai 谷芳斉

1931-1985shigaraki potteryBorn in Shigaraki. Studied under their father, Kosendo, from 1946. In 1960, they became independent in Shigaraki, and in 1981, they opened a climbing kiln. they are an instructor at the Shigaraki Ceramics School. Taught pottery making in Hawaii. Solo exhibitions at Wakayama Kintetsu Department Store, Osaka Daimaru Department Store, Kyoto Takashimaya Department Store, etc. (more…)

Tani Toshitaka 谷敏隆

1943-shigaraki potteryAlso as known as Tani Seiuemon the 5th. Studied pottery under his father Seiuemon. Built a cellar kiln for firing splitting pine wood, a twin-body cellar kiln, and a climbing kiln, and pursued Shigaraki’s traditional scorched surface coloring and high-fired unglazed ceramics. Mainly works with tea ceremony pottery. Tea bowls and incense burners in Shigaraki, flower vases and water jars in Iga. 滋賀県甲賀郡信楽町長野1129 清右衛門窯 en.seigetudo.comseiuemon pottery (more…)

Tani Seiuemon 4th 四代 谷清右衛門

1913-?maleshigaraki potteryBorn in Shigaraki. Helped with the family business from an early age. Since 1970, he has been building anagama kilns and pursuing scarlet, burnt, and bidoro glaze. He aims to reproduce old Shigaraki and old Iga. (more…)

Tani Kenji 谷健治

1944-maleBorn in Tokyo. Graduated from Musashino Art University. Withdrew from the graduate school of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. Studied under Miura Koheiji. Became independent in 1974. Awarded Japan Kogei Association Prize at the New Traditional Craft Exhibition. Awarded Japan Kogei Association Prize at the New Traditional Craft Exhibition. He is a regular member of Japan Kogei Association. Works mainly in blue and celadon. Solo exhibitions at Shibuya Seibu Department Store and others. (more…)

Tanabe Kimiko 田辺喜美子

1938-femaleBorn in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture. Graduated from Kudamatsu High School. After working as a secretary to the president of a transportation company, she married Tanabe Kiyomi, a painter belonging to the Niki-kai. In 1979, she decided to study ceramics and joined a ceramics course at the Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum of Art. Studied under Yamato Yasuo. She received a special commemorative award at the 45th anniversary exhibition of Tokuyama City. She makes tea bowls and Sculpture using Hagi-Daido clay and Shigaraki clay. (more…)

Tanaka Yutaka 田中裕

1918-?maleHe built the Koishikari Kiln in Miyanomori in 1953, visited Mashiko in 1967, and was introduced to Hamada Shoji in 1969. His work was first selected for the Japan Folk Art Museum Exhibition in 1962. His works have been selected for the National Exhibition and many others. He has received many awards, including the Japan Folk Art Association Award. Leader of the Ryokudei-kai. Held a series of solo exhibitions at Park Gallery. Mainly celadon, persimmon glaze, Oribe, and inlay. (more…)

Tanaka Yusaku 田中雄作

1949-maleStudied under Okano Hosei. Built a kiln in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture in 1975. His works have been selected for the New Traditional Craft Exhibition and others. Mainly works with ash glaze, celadon, cinnabar, and porcelain. (more…)

Tanaka Motohiko 田中源彦

1954-maleStudied under his father, Genya, and worked at Kikusen Kiln. Graduated from Tajimi Technical School. Later studied under Ichino Shozo in Tamba. Works mainly with Shino and Oribe. (more…)

Tanaka Midori 田中みどり

1948-femalemashiko potteryBorn in Kyoto City. Graduated from Hiyoshioka High School, Department of Arts and Crafts. Completed the Kyoto Industrial Research Institute. Established her own kiln in Mashiko in 1972. Her work has been selected for the Women’s Ceramic Art Exhibition and others. She uses mainly straw ash glaze and other ash glazes to create patterns with fluency. Solo exhibitions and group exhibitions. (more…)

Tanaka Masao 田中正生

1945-malemashiko potteryBorn in Mashiko. In 1971, he built a cellar kiln and became an independent potter. 1974, he went to Shigaraki to study under Ogawa Seiho. 1975, he returned his hometown and built a salt kiln. 1980, he moved to Kitagoya, Mashiko Town and opened a climbing kiln. He has had solo and group exhibitions every year since 1976, including a two-person exhibition with Sakuma Kenji. Works mainly with salt glaze, high-fired unglazed ceramics, scorched surface coloring, and ash glaze. (more…)

Tanaka Hiroya 田中ひろや

1960-maleBorn in Hyogo Prefecture. Graduated from Nara National University of Fine Arts and Music and completed the major course and training course in ceramics at the Teikisui Art Museum. Studied under Miwa Ryusaku. Won prizes at the Yagi Kazuo Award Contemporary Ceramic Art Exhibition and the Nishinomiya City Exhibition. Osaka Chayamachi Gallery, Kyoto Gallery Iteza Exhibition. Focused on Sculpture. (more…)

Tanaka Hiroshi 田中洋

1947-maleBorn in Nagasaki City. Trained at the Uji-sumiyama Craft Village, and in 1975 established the Taketa-ware Ronin Kiln in Uetsuno. Awarded prizes at the Western Craft Exhibition, the Oita Prefecture Design Exhibition, and the Kyushu-Yamaguchi Exhibition. Participated in the Flame Association. Solo exhibitions at Shinjuku Odakyu, Hachioji Daimaru Department Store, Kumamoto Daihodo, Kyoto Tachiyoshi, etc. Focuses on powder glaze and inlays on black ceramic. (more…)

Tanaka Hiroshi 田中宏

1928-?Born in Tokyo, graduated from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in 1955 with a degree in oil painting, and has held solo exhibitions at Kinokuniya Gallery in Shinjuku every other year since 1976. Presides over Matsubara Studio, a ceramics school. No affiliation. Works with Shino, Kizeto, Oribe, Tenmoku, and celadon. (more…)

Tanaka Hikaru 田中光

1949-maleBorn in Kyoto, he left his job at an electric company in 1970. He was fascinated by the work of Hamada Shoji and entered Mashiko in 1973, where he trained at Tsukamoto Pottery. His work has been selected for the New Master Crafts Exhibition, the Musashino Exhibition of Japanese Traditional Crafts, and others. He mainly works with salt glaze using a climbing kiln, Iga-style natural glaze, and high-fired unglazed ceramics. (more…)

Tanaka Noriko 田中範子

1952-femaleBorn in Kanazawa City. In 1980, she opened her own kiln in Jindai-ji temple, Tokyo. Received the Kyoto Mayor’s Prize and the Minister of Education’s Prize at the Women’s Ceramic Art Exhibition, and is a member of the exhibition. Selected for the Musashino Exhibition of Traditional Craft and others. First solo exhibition at Gaku Gallery in Kunitachi City. Solo exhibitions at Denenchofu Doraku Gallery, Mejiro Chigusa Gallery and others. Mainly works with white porcelain and ash glaze. (more…)

Tanaka Yoshinori 田中教克

1933-malekasama potteryBorn in Chiba Prefecture, studied under Kawamura Seizan in 1951. After leaving Musashino Art School, he built his own kiln in Chigasaki in 1957, and moved to Kasama Art Village in 1971. Participated in the founding of the Kanagawa Ceramic Artists Association. Member of the Kanagawa Craftsmen’s Group (now the Kanagawa Craftsmen’s Association). Member of Ibaraki Kogei. Selected for the National Exhibition and others. Solo exhibitions at Yokohama Takashimaya Department Store, Mito Soma Gallery, Sendai Marumitsu Department Store, etc. (more…)

Tanaka Tatsuya 田中達也

1959-maleBorn in Yokohama, completed the graduate course at Tama Art University in 1985. Started making pottery while still in school. Studied under Nakamura Kinpei. Selected for the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition and others. First solo exhibition at Ginza Muramatsu gallery, Tokyo. Creates large ceramic sculptures using potter’s wheel and hand twisting. (more…)