1846-1912
male
tokoname pottery
He was a Tokoname-ware potter. The eldest son of Sakakibara Kojiro, he learned how to make bottles at the Inahachiro Kiln, and later learned the technique for manufacturing the earthen pipe, a method originated by his adoptive father Koie Hoju. .
In the Meiji era, he learned sculpture from sculptor Kano Tessai, so that Tokoname-ware could be accepted internationally and artistically. He also did research on Satsuma, painted nishiki-e, and exhibited at the Philadelphia Expo and Paris Expo. Furthermore, in 1878, he brought over Kiyoto’s Kinshiko to Tokoname to carry out the manufacturing method of Chinese-style Kyusu (purple sand pots). In 1883, he established the Tokoname Art Institute and made efforts for the development of Tokoname-ware art. Later, after the death of his master, Hoju, he moved to Taiwan and ran a factory for manufacturing earthen pipes.
