1942-2013
male
karatsu pottery
After studying tea ceremonies under Tansai, the master painter of Kyushu, in university, devoted himself to tea ceremonies and started making ceramics. Started a kiln in Kagamiyama, Karatsu in 1969 and produced painted Karatsu ware, spotted Karatsu ware, and Korean Karatsu ware tea bowls with a focus on private exhibitions.
Was permitted to sign his works by Hounsai Soshitsu of the Urasenke school in 1971 and is favored by many tea ceremony masters.
