1922-?
male
Also known as Murata Juko. He was born in Tajimi. He is the third generation of the Murata family. Grandfather Jo and father Moritoki were born in Kaga Daishoji. His father, who had close ties to Kato Tokuro and Kato Hajime, was a glaze artist and glaze researcher. In 1965, under the instruction of Kato Tokuro, he opened the Juko-tosha kiln in Toyoyama, Owari, and pursued the idea of scorched surface coloring in Shino ware. He served as a judge for the Aichi Prefectural Exhibition and as the head of the Owari Branch of the Japan Ceramic Society. Received the Minister of International Trade and Industry Award and the Governor’s Award. Solo exhibitions held at Gifu Kintetsu, Tenjin Iwataya, Fujisawa Seibu, Hanshin, Ikebukuro Tobu, Ginza Kuroda Toen and others.
