1866-1931
male
tokoname pottery
Was born as the 3rd son of Tomimoto Iwajiro, but was adopted by the Inoue family and took on the surname of Inoue.
Trained in ceramics under the 1st generation Morishita Mokuji, the Tokoname ware potter, since he was a child and is also said to have studied under his uncle, the 2nd generation Matsumoto Sanko. He then traveled around kilns in Ise, Yamashiro, Shikoku, Bizen, and other places alone.
Was invited by the Shinonome ware kiln in Nagoya in 1893, enjoyed the favor of the tea ceremony expert Shibayama Junko, and devoted himself to studying tea ceremonies. Since then, began to create masterpiece tea bowls, with a focus on tea sets for matcha. Used the artist name of “Fushikian” around this time. The story behind this name could be that he himself had no knowledge at all about tea ceremonies and tea bowls.
