mashiko pottery

Daiguji Takahito 大宮司崇人

1927-?malemashiko potteryBorn in Miyagi Prefecture. Trained at Mashiko Endoji Kiln. Studied under Tamura Koichi. Formed Zodo-kai. Selected for the Japan Traditional Craft Exhibition. Focused on inlay and carbonized firing. Solo exhibition at Nihonbashi Takashimaya Department Store. (more…)

Sudo Takeo 須藤武雄

1931-1998malemashiko potteryThird generation of Hyuga Kiln. Studied under Hamada Shoji. Selected for the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition and the Japan Traditional Craft Exhibition. Awarded at the North Kanto Art Exhibition. Held solo exhibitions sponsored by Tochigi Newspaper Company, Utsunomiya and Ginza Matsuzakaya Department Store. Works mainly with overglaze red enamel decoration, persimmon glaze, and salt glaze. (more…)

Susukida Koji 薄田浩司

1945-2015malemashiko potteryBorn in Nanjing, China and raised in Osaka. Studied under Taniguchi Ryozo and Murata Gen. Established his own kiln in Mashiko in 1969. His works have been selected for the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition and the North Kanto Art Exhibition. Solo and group exhibitions at Shinjuku Keio Department Store, Ginza Matsuya Department Store and others. Works with traditional Mashiko salt and ash glazes, and inlay in the style of Mishima in the Joseon Dynasty. (more…)

Suzuki Ryo 鈴木量

1945-malemashiko potteryBorn in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture. Graduated from Okazaki Technical High School, entered Mashiko in 1967 and trained at Tsukamoto Kiln. He has been awarded prizes at the Japan Traditional Craft Exhibition, the New Traditional Craft Exhibition, the North Kanto Art Exhibition, Chunichi International Exhibition, and the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition. Solo exhibitions at Yokohama Marusho Gallery, Ikebukuro Tobu Department Store, etc. His works include ash glaze, inlay, copper painting, and line patterns. (more…)

Suzuki Takeshi 鈴木猛

1935-malemashiko potteryBorn in Shenyang, China. Graduated from Motegi High School, built a kiln in 1971 in Ikutame, Mashiko, and moved to Saido in 1977. His works have been selected for the New Traditional Craft Exhibition, the Musashino Exhibition, the North Kanto Art Exhibition, the Tochigi Prefectural Art Festival, the Asian Contemporary Ceramic Art Exhibition, and others. Focuses on ash glaze and persimmon glaze. (more…)

Sugimoto Kotaro 杉本浩太郎

1939-malemashiko potteryBorn in Tokyo. Graduated from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. Later worked at Tobe Umeno pottery company, and opened his own kiln in 1971 in Mashiko. He was selected for the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition, the Japan Traditional Craft Exhibition, and the New Works Exhibition. He has exhibited his works at the Joto-kai, Toyo-kai, and Saiko-kai exhibitions. Solo exhibitions at Ikebukuro Seibu, New Otani Kandori, Shinjuku G Takano, etc. Focuses on colored ceramics and iron painting. (more…)

Shiraishi Takashi 白石嶈

1934-?malemashiko potteryBorn in Tsuyama, Okayama Prefecture. Studied under Suzuki Osai in Bizen and Katsuo Seiryudo the first in Kyoto. In 1955, Entered Mashiko through the introduction of painter Yamaguchi Nagao. In 1975, Established his own kiln in Mashiko. Studied under Yamaguchi Nagao. Selected for the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition, Chunichi International Exhibition, and others. Awarded the Newcomer Prize in the Design Division of the New Production Space. Creates abstract works with hand-kneaded ash cover and tableware with zaffre glaze. (more…)

Shiraishi Atsushi 白石篤

1922-?malemashiko potteryGraduated from Tokyo University of Science, and started teaching in 1954, using Raku ware in high school science classes, retiring in 1984. In the meantime, he moved to Mashiko in 1958 and opened a climbing kiln in 1970. He has had solo exhibitions at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi, Nagoya Oriental Nakamura, Gifu Gallery Ayu and others. He combines the traditional Mashiko technique with colored glazes in his pottery. (more…)

Shimada Hitoshi 島田緋陶志

1949-malemashiko potteryBorn in Mashiko. Graduated from Moka High School. In 1970, he succeeded to the family business as the third generation of Shimada Kiln. Selected for the New Traditional Craft Exhibition and the Japan Traditional Craft Exhibition. Has held solo exhibitions including a two-person exhibition with Kyoko at Isejin, Mito. Also uses chamfering, inlay, and hand-twisting. (more…)

Shimada Kyoko 島田恭子

1954-femalemashiko potteryBorn in Ibaraki Prefecture. Graduated from Tochigi Prefecture Pottery Training Institute in 1978, and began making pottery. First solo exhibition in Mashiko in 1980. Solo exhibition. Held a two-person exhibition with her husband, Hitoroshi, at Isejin, Mito. Solo exhibitions at Shinjuku Odakyu and Utsunomiya Seibu.Focused on overglaze painting and red painting. (more…)

Sato Manabu 佐藤学

1948-malemashiko potteryBorn in Mashiko Town. Father is Sato Koji of Hikari Kiln. Has an older brother, Takumi. Studied pottery under his father in 1965, built his own kiln in 1974 and became independent. He produces vases, tableware, etc. with ash glaze, etc., mainly using the cinnabar and kiln colors that Mitsushiro has made. (more…)

Sato Takumi 佐藤巧

1962-2006malemashiko potteryIn 1983, he graduated from the Saga Art College, Department of Ceramics, and the following year, he completed the Ceramics Course at the Kyoto Oriented Experiment Station. After that, he worked as a lecturer at the same university, and in 2001, he completed his master’s degree at the University of New South Wales. He died prematurely in his studio in Sasayama at the age of 44, leaving behind many works of art that were highly acclaimed overseas. (more…)

Sato Kojo 佐藤光城

1915-?malemashilo potteryGraduated from Mashiko Ceramic Testing Institute. Worked at the Ibaraki Ceramics Research Institute and began making pottery in 1946. Exhibited mainly tea ware with tenmoku cinnabar, brushwork, crystal glaze, and iron glaze. (more…)

Kimura Ichiro 木村一郎

1915-1978malemashiko potteryBorn in 1915, died in 1978. Born in Mashiko. He studied under Hamada Shoji. Underwent Kyoto pottery trial training. Became independent in 1946. He has won prizes at the Japan Folk Art Exhibition, The Contemporary Ceramics Exhibition, the National Ceramics Exhibition, the Japan Industrial Exhibition, and the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition. (more…)

Watanabe Seiji 渡辺請二

1949-2013malemashiko potteryBorn in Yoro District, Gifu Prefecture. Graduated from Gifu Higashi High School. After moving to Tokyo, he apprenticed under Kawasaki Takeshi. Trained in Mashiko in 1971. Went independent in 1974. Selected for the New Traditional Crafts Exhibition and the New Crafts Exhibition. Known for using ash glaze. (more…)

Wakabayashi Sobie 若林聳

1946-mashiko potteryBorn in Tokyo. Graduated from Musashino Art University. Trained at the Tochigi Prefecture Ceramics Research Institute. Went independent in 1975. Selected for the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition, others. Primarily focused on inlay, blue-white porcelain, and red-painted porcelain. (more…)

Yoshikawa Motomi 吉川心水

1947-malemashiko potteryFrom Odawara, Kanagawa. After graduating from Soyo High School, trained at Tochigi Prefectural Ceramic Instruction Institute. Worked as an assistant for his brother Mizuki. Later studied under Kamoda Shoji and succeeded his kiln in Tono, Iwate. Became independent in 1972. Selected for the Japan Traditional Craft Exhibition, Japan Ceramic Exhibition, North Kanto Exhibition, and other exhibitions. Held private exhibitions at the Seibu in Ikebukuro and other venues. Used sgraffito, copper glazing, iron pigment painting, and Ame-yu glaze. Official Member of the Japan Craft Society. (more…)

Yokoo Emiko 横尾恵美子

1953-femalemashiko potteryFrom Kyoto. Graduated from the Department of Ceramics at Hiyoshigaoka High School in Kyoto. Later worked as an Instructor at a pottery school. Moved to Mashiko in 1978 and started making ceramics. Started a kiln in 1979 and became independent. Mainly created objects with high sensibility. 栃木県芳賀郡益子町大沢2795 www.mashiko-kankou.org益子町観光協会のホームページです (more…)

Yamato Tomoko 大和知子

1951-femalemashiko potteryBorn in Shiogama City. After graduating from Miyagi Gakuin High School, she completed the Tochigi Ceramic Instructor’s Course. In 1974, she set up her own business in Mashiko, and in 1977, she went to Europe and trained at kilns in various countries. After returning to Japan the following year, she exhibited her tableware in Sendai, Tokyo and other places. (more…)

Yamaguchi Tsutomu 山口孟

1934-malemashiko potteryBorn in Mashiko Town. Graduated from Moka High School and began his career in ceramics in 1957. Studied under Kimura Ichiro. Active mainly in solo exhibitions. Solo exhibitions at Sapporo, Muroran Marui, and Utsunomiya Ueno every other year since 1966. Holds four-man exhibitions of Ichiro Kimura’s family. Focuses on glayish ceradon and cinnabar. (more…)