Morioka Kasho 4th 四代 森岡嘉祥

1974-malekyo potteryBorn in Gojozaka, Kyoto, the eldest son of Morioka Kasho III. 1993 Graduated from the Ceramics Department of Kyoto Municipal DODA High School of Arts and Crafts. Studied under his father, Kasho III.Since then, he has held exhibitions at Shinjuku Isetan Department Store and Chiba Mitsukoshi Department Store. 1995 Opened Kasho Kiln Pottery Museum in Sannenzaka, Kiyomizu, and served as the chief instructor of the pottery class. Began working with his father, Kasho III, at the Jingdezhen Kiln in China, producing ware with wiped pigments, wucai, mucai, and underglaze red. 1996 Began producing Kinuta celadon and Hangzhou Guangyao celadon