1828-1899
male
sumida pottery
Was employed to create Inuyama ware at first, but started working as a commissioned potter after being taken into the Edo residence of the Matusdaira constable from the Takasu Domain and created Raku ware. Also provided guidance to Takemoto Hayata regarding making ceramics around this time.
Later became independent in 1866 and started a kiln in Imado, Asakusa. Took on the artist name of Togyokuen Ryosai in the Meiji era and mainly created floral organs with bold glazes and Sumida ware with human and other forms as artistic ceramics for exporting by Kiritsu Kosho Kaisha and Seiko. He was a pioneer of art nouveau in the Meiji era.
