1844 – 1905
male
seto pottery
Born the child of Kawamoto Hansuke IV, he inherited the title of Hansuke VI after his older sister’s husband, Kawamoto Hansuke V, established a branch family.
He created products for export, working to further efforts in research and improvement to aid the quality of his porcelain making. In 1881, he established the Seto Art Research Facility together with Inoue Ennen, pouring forth energy toward improving the products of Seto as a whole. That same year, he also launched the Seto Jikosha company with his brother-in-law, Masukichi, helping to promote sales of porcelain products. He was awarded the prize at the Paris Expo.
