Japanese potters

Sato Shoki 佐藤笑喜

1930-?maleStudied Raku ware and searched for old kilns. In 1966, he studied under Satonaka Hideto. Also studied cloisonne enamel ware. Studied metal engraving from around 1969. Won a prize at the Issuikai Exhibition. Solo exhibitions at Shibuya Seibu and others. Worked on slipware, kneading, uzura-de (mottled like a quail), inlay, sgraffito, celadon and cinnabar. (more…)

Sato Junpei 佐藤順平

1937-maleraku potteryStudied under Higuchi Minto since 1961. Devoted himself to Raku ware, mainly serving people in the tea ceremony. Specializes in tea bowls and water jars. (more…)

Sato Shakuzan 佐藤灼山

1913-2006Born in Usa, Oita Prefecture. Graduated from Nihon University. Built a kiln in 1961. Received the Governor’s Prize at the Fukuoka Prefectural Exhibition. Awarded prizes at the Nitten, Japan Contemporary Craft Exhibition, and others. Studied primitive and ancient art and traveled around the world. Served as a judge for the City Exhibition and the Prefectural Exhibition. Member of the Prefectural Art Association and Fukuoka Bunren. Lecturer at the Fukuoka Asahi Cultural Center. Leader of Shakudo-kai. (more…)

Sato Shigeru 佐藤茂

1936-maleechizen potteryBorn in Yokote City, Akita Prefecture. Moved to Europe in 1967. Graduated from the Nikelbikus Art School in Sweden, and completed the glass ceramics course at the National University of Fine Arts and Music. Established Echizen Goh Kiln in 1975. Focuses on inlay and ceramic carving. (more…)

Sato Kohei 佐藤公平

1947-maleStudied under Kamiya Norio. Became independent in Chiba in 1972. Moved to Niigata in 1976. Selected for the New Traditional Craft Exhibition and the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition. Held solo exhibitions at Niigata Yoh Gallery, Mitsukoshi, Nagaoka Gallery Kon, Chiba Gallery Tsubaki, Tokyo Gallery Inui and others. Mainly works with black pottery, painted pottery, high-fired unglazed ceramics and ash glaze. (more…)

Sato Kojo 佐藤光城

1915-?malemashilo potteryGraduated from Mashiko Ceramic Testing Institute. Worked at the Ibaraki Ceramics Research Institute and began making pottery in 1946. Exhibited mainly tea ware with tenmoku cinnabar, brushwork, crystal glaze, and iron glaze. (more…)

Sato Koichiro 佐藤公一郎

1955-malemino potteryGraduated from Nihon University. Graduated from Nihon University and completed the Gifu Prefectural Ceramics Research Institute. Started working at Kangen Kiln in 1979. Mainly works with ash glaze. (more…)

Sato Keishu 佐藤圭秀

1944-1988malebizen potteryBorn in Onomichi City. Entered ceramics in 1963 and studied under Matsui Yoshiyuki and Sakakibara Mitsugi. Opened his first kiln in 1973. Received awards and prizes at the Japan Traditional Craft Exhibition, the East Chugoku Branch Exhibition, the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition, Chunichi International Exhibition, the Issuikai Exhibition, and others. Member of the ISSUIKAI and non-judged. Full member of Japan Kogei Association. Solo exhibitions at Shinjuku Odakyu, Nagoya Mitsukoshi, etc. (more…)

Sato Keiichiro 佐藤敬一郎

1948-?maleBorn in Nagano Prefecture. Wanted to be a painter, but later taught himself to make pottery and became independent. No affiliation. Exhibited at Hotel New Nagano, Nagano Tokyu, Ueda Silk Road, Shinjuku Odakyu, Nagano-Kankian, Suzuki Gallery, Sanno Gallery, Marumitsu, Utsunomiya Ueno Department Store, Suzaka State Guest House, Sapporo Park Hotel. Mainly works with white slip ware and mud paintings. (more…)

Sato Kuniichi 佐藤九二一

1920-?maleBorn in Miyagi Prefecture. Graduated from Miyagi Normal School. After working as a teacher, he studied under Daiguji Takahito in Mashiko in 1967, and built a kiln in Sendai in 1972, and another at the foot of Mt. Zaoh. He has been awarded prizes at the Japan Traditional Craft Exhibition and others. Clay kneading, Zogan. Mainly perforated. Associate member of Japan Kogei Association. (more…)

Sato Kan 佐藤幹

1947-maleaizuhongo potteryStudied under his father Seiichi and inherited Torakuen studio. He was selected for many awards at the New Traditional Craft Exhibition, the Japan Folk Art Museum Exhibition, and the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition. Since 1983, his works have been successively selected for the Japan New Craft Exhibition and the Nitten. He was awarded the Gold Prize at the International Ceramic Art Exhibition. Held solo exhibitions at Mitsukoshi Sendai, Ginza Matsuya and others. Mainly works with ash glaze, blue and white porcelain, and comb pattern. (more…)

Sato Kayu 佐藤華祐

1952-maleshiraishi potteryHis father is Hosen. In 1975, he took over the family business and began to make pottery. Selected for Japan Kogei Association Western Branch Exhibition and the Japan Traditional Craft Exhibition. (more…)

Sato Kazuhiko 佐藤和彦

1947-maleBorn in Fujisawa City. Graduated from the Department of Crafts, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, and the Graduate School of the same university. Awarded the Salon de Printemps. Built a kiln in 1972. Unaffiliated. Solo exhibitions at Central Art Museum, Ginza, Aoyama Seikado, Shibuya To Matsuoka, Ikebukuro Seibu, Asahikawa Baihodo, etc. His works are sharply formed with Cord-marked pottery, inlaid line design, high-fired unglazed ceramics, overglaze painting, and gold and silver painting. (more…)

Sato Kazutsugu 佐藤和次

1948-maleoribe potteryGraduated from Tajimi Technical High School. Studied at a laboratory in Toki, and later trained under Hayashi Kotaro for six years. Later established the Sawarabi Kiln in Tajimi and became independent. He mainly produces tableware using Oribe, Shino, and Kizeto. (more…)

Satake Yoshiyuki 佐竹良幸

1950-maleBorn in Ohtawara City. Began making pottery in 1977 in Osuna, Tochigi Prefecture, and studied under Kubota Naofumi in Mashiko in 1983. In 1985, he opened his own pottery studio “Mukayu” in Osawa, Nasu-cho. His work is centered on high-fired unglazed ceramics. Solo exhibition at Shibuya Kuroda Pottery Garden. (more…)

Saji Kotaro 佐治光太郎

1947-maleBorn in Fuse City, Osaka Prefecture. Graduated from Yamagata Prefectural Yamagata Minami High School. Later studied under Yamada Seiji in Tajimi. Became independent in 1978. Held solo exhibitions in Shinjuku Odakyu and other places. Works mainly with Oribe, Mino-Iga, Karatsu and other tea ware. (more…)

Sasayama Tadayasu 笹山忠保

1939-maleshigaraki potteryBorn in Shigaraki. Graduated from Tajimi Technical High School in Gifu Prefecture. Later completed the Kyoto Craft Training Institute. Exhibited for the first time at the Sodeisha Exhibition in 1967, and has been a member ever since. Won the Gold Prize at the Japan Export Ceramic Design Exhibition. Won the Gold Medal at the Japan Export Ceramic Design Exhibition and the Grand Prize at the Shigaraki Ceramic Exhibition. Won a prize at the Salzburg International Exhibition. (more…)

Sasayama Yuji 笹山雄司

1956-maleGraduated from Nogata High School in Fukuoka Prefecture and Arita Technical High School in Saga Prefecture. Studied under his father Toko, and later learned pottery and other techniques from Yamamoto Tohshu and Yuichi in Bizen. (more…)

Sasayama Toko 笹山登古

1929-?takatori potteryTrained in pottery making from the age of 12. Built a kiln in the traditional Takatori ware area in 1970. Won the Minister of Education’s Prize at the Japan Arts and Crafts Exhibition. Tea containers, water jars, tea bowls, flower vases, and other tea utensils in general. (more…)