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Yamamoto Izuru 山本出

1944-malebizen potteryBorn in Okayama Prefecture. Fourth son of Yamamoto Toshu. Graduated from Musashino Art University, majoring in sculpture, and entered the Department of Sculpture at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1968, where he studied under Professor Louise Legg. He was invited to the Cuba Expo and the Biennale International d’Ormes Women. After returning to Japan in 1965, he studied under his father, Tohshu. In 1975, he established his own kiln in Inbe. Awarded the Sanyo Newspaper Prize at the Okayama Prefectural Exhibition, the Prefectural Exhibition Prize, the Chairman’s Prize at the Traditional Craft East Chugoku Branch (more…)

Yamato Yasuo 大和保男

1933-malehagi potteryThe second son of Yamato Harunobu (Harunobu Shoroku) and has been creating new techniques such as “Oni-hagi-Enpaku” from traditional Hagi ware for generations. He has been awarded many prizes at the Nitten exhibition. Since 1979, he has received the Yamaguchi Branch Director’s Award of the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition and many other awards. He is a regular member of Japan Kogei Association. He has created ceramic walls for the Prefectural Museum of Art, the Prefectural Government Building Hall, and others. (more…)

Yamada Hosei 山田宝生

1950-2016maletokoname potteryBorn in Tokoname City. He has been making kyusu teapots since 1971. Selected for the Tokai Traditional Craft Exhibition. Member of the Tokoname Handmade Kyusu Association. 1950 Born in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.1969 Graduated from Aichi Prefectural Tokoname High School, Ceramics Department.1971 Established Hosei studio.1977 Exhibited at the 1st Contemporary Sencha Exhibition. Exhibited several times thereafter.1983 Mayor’s Prize at the Exhibition for the Promotion of Ceramic Industry.1984 Chairman’s Prize, Exhibition for the Promotion of Ceramic Industry.1986 Selected, Tokai Traditional Craft Exhibition. Selected for the Chozo Prize at the Crafts Exhibition. Honorable Mention, Chozo Prize, Ceramic Industry Exhibition.1987 Minister of (more…)

Yamada Hikaru 山田光

1923-2001Born in Gifu City. Studied under his father, Yamada Tetsu, and in 1948 formed Sodeisha with Yagi Kazuo and Suzuki Osamu. Received the Shinsho-kai Award and the Japan Ceramic Society Award. He has participated in many international exhibitions. White porcelain and ancient Chinese earthenware. (more…)

Yamada Shiji 山田勢児

1932-2013malemino potteryBorn in Tajimi. Graduated from Tajimi Technical High School. Studied under his father and became independent in 1965, and built a semi-ground type cellar kiln in Omori, Kani in 1968. Selected for the Japan Traditional Craft Exhibition, the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition, and Chunichi International Ceramic Art Exhibition. Solo exhibitions at Shinjuku Odakyu, Nagoya Oriental Nakamura Department Store, Fukuoka Iwataya Department Store, Osaka Hankyu Department Store, Odawara Shizawa Department Store, etc. Member of the Mino Ceramic Society. Focuses on tea ceremony utensils such as Shino, Setoguro, Kizeto, Oribe, and Tianmu. (more…)

Yamazaki Sogen 山崎宗元

1923-?Born in Kyoto, Japan. In 1934, he moved to Kaga with his family and established his own business as Furoshi (tea stove maker). In order to inherit his father’s business, he studied the basics at the Ishikawa Prefecture Craft Guidance Center, the Ceramic Testing Center of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and the Prefectural Industrial School, and later graduated from the first class of the Ceramics Department of Kanazawa Art College (Cashzawa Art College). In 1960, after the death of his father, he assumed the name of Sogen and has been devoted to tea ceremony pottery, preserving the traditional (more…)

Yamagami Yoshimasa 山上義正

1935-malekutani porcelainBorn in Terai. Studied Kutani color painting in the family business and built a kiln in 1977. Won the Governor’s Prize at the Kutani Ware New Work Exhibition. Received the Governor’s Prize at the Kutani Ware New Work Exhibition and the Hokka Prize at the Creative Art Exhibition. He has been selected for the Japan Traditional Craft Exhibition and others. (more…)

Yanagihara Mutsuo 柳原睦夫

1934-maleBorn in Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture. Graduated from Kyoto University of Art and Design, lectured in the Department of Fine Arts at the University of Washington from 1966 to 1968, and was an assistant professor in the Department of Ceramics at Alfred University and Scripps College from 1974 to 1976. Awarded the Faenza International Exhibition. He has been invited to many exhibitions in Japan and abroad. Mainly works with underglaze colored ceramic sculptures. Professor at Osaka University of Arts. (more…)

Moriyama Masao 森山雅夫

1940-maleyonotsu potteryBorn in Shimane Prefecture. Completed Tottori Vocational Training School. Studied under Kawai Kanjiro. Received the Gold Prize at the Prefectural Exhibition and the Newcomer’s Prize at the Kokuga-kai. Awarded an Honorable Mention at the Japan Folk Art Museum Exhibition. Selected for the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition and others.Yunotsu potteryIt began in 1704 and prospered greatly, mainly by making water bottles called “hando,” which were shipped to various parts of Japan. In the 1960s, the pottery declined for a time due to the development of chemical products (plastics) and the inability to meet demand, but since then, the kiln has (more…)

Morimoto Eisuke 森本英助

1941-malebizen potteryBorn in Bizen. Real name is Hajime. Became independent in 1975. He was a member of the Goyo-kai (formed by six artists from Mino, Hagi, Karatsu, Shigaraki, and Bizen) led by Arakawa Toyozo. His works have been selected for the Japan Traditional Craft Exhibition and others. (more…)

Morino Taimei 森野泰明

1934-maleBorn in Kyoto. Graduated from Kyoto Art University. Nitten Special Prize, Juror, Member. Awarded the Minister of Foreign Affairs Prize at the Contemporary Craft Exhibition. Lecturer in ceramics at the University of Chicago. Served as a judge at Chunichi International Ceramic Art Exhibition. Solo exhibitions around the world. Member of the International Academy of Ceramics. (more…)

Morita Touu 森田十雨

1922-1985maleAs known as Morita Touu. Born in Misasa Onsen. Inherited the Manjuzan Misasa Kiln, which was opened by the first generation. Selected for the Contemporary Japanese Crafts Exhibition and Nitten. Has held solo exhibitions since 1967, including Kanazawa Yamato, Nihonbashi Setsugatodo Gallery, Nagoya Maruei Department Store, Hakata Ushio Kagakudo Gallery, and others. Work on Korean tea bowls only. 1922 Morita Osamu II was born in Misasa-cho, Tottori Prefecture.1952 Studied under Kusube Yaichi.1953 First prize at the 5th Contemporary Japanese Ceramic Art Exhibition1957 Selected for the first time at the 13th Nitten and the 6th Contemporary Japanese Ceramic Art Exhibition1960 Selected (more…)

Morishige Eitetsu 守繁栄徹

1930-2016maleHe was born in Hiroshima. In 1967, built a kiln in Emukai, Hagi City. In 1968, built a kiln in Matsumoto, Hagi City. In 1974, he became the head of the Hagi ware traditional pottery association, and in 1977, he opened the Eitetsu Tea Bowl Kiln in Sonoze, Kawakami Village, Abu County, Yamaguchi Prefecture. He has been awarded prizes at the Kyushu-Yamaguchi Exhibition, the Third Civilization Exhibition, Japan Kogei Association Western Exhibition, the Contemporary Craft China Exhibition, and the Japan Traditional Craft Exhibition. Held solo exhibitions at Nihonbashi Tokyu Department Store, Osaka and Hiroshima Mitsukoshi Department Store. (more…)

Mori Furai 森風来

1917-?malebizen potteryHis real name is Yasuro. He was born into Mori family, one of the six Bizen Pottery owners. In 1969, he built a kiln in Inbe, Bizen City. Solo exhibitions at Ginza and Takamatsu Mitsukoshi Department Store. His works are often crafted under the influence of his elder brother, Mori Hozan, and younger brother, Takatori Kanzan. (more…)

Mori Tozan 森陶山

1938-malebizen potterySusumu is his real name. Graduated from Bizen High School, trained under his father, Mori Chikuzan in 1957, and built his first kiln in 1965. Built a semi-underground kiln at the foot of Mount Daimyojin in 1983, and became Chairman of Bizen-Toshin-kai in 1985. He was awarded many prizes at the Japan Traditional Craft Exhibition, the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition, and Chunichi International Ceramic Art Exhibition. Solo exhibitions at the Roppongi Ceramic Salon, Ginza Matsuya Department Store, Shinjuku Isetan Department Store and others. (more…)

Mori Togaku 森陶岳

1937-malebizen potteryHis real name is Saizo. He is the eldest son of Mori Hidetsugu, a member of the family of six Bizen kiln owners. In 1963, his work was selected for the first time for the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition, and since then it has been purchased by the Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto. He was awarded the President’s Prize at the East Chugoku Branch Exhibition. He is a regular member of Japan Kogei Association.In 1977, he built the Aioi-oh-gama Kiln (46 meters long climing kiln), and in 1981, he built the Kanpuzan-oh-gama Kiln (53-meter-long climbing kiln) at the Sabukaze (more…)

Muromachi Katsuhiro 室町勝廣

1949-maleBorn in Tokyo. Graduated from Tokyo Designer Gakuin. Studied under Kawakami Shozaburo and Tamura Koichi, and established his own kiln in Imaichi, Tochigi Prefecture in 1975. His works have been selected for the Japan Traditional Craft Exhibition, the New Works Exhibition, and the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition. He has had solo exhibitions at Fujino-ya in Sano, Tokyo American Club, and others. His works are mainly celadon, carved designs, painted porcelain, and cinnabar. He is a regular member of Japan Kogei Association. (more…)

Miwa Ryuji 美和隆治

1930-malemino potteryDedicated to Shino-yaki. Awarded the Shizuoka Prefecture Governor’s Prize at the Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition, ’75 Prize. Honorable Mention at the Chunichi International Ceramics Competition. Awarded the Tajimi City Government Press Club Prize. Selected for the Kokugakai Exhibition, the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition, the Tokai Traditional Crafts Exhibition, and the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition. Member of the Mino Ceramic Society. (more…)

Miwa Eizo 三輪栄造

1946-1999malehagi potteryThe second son of Kyusetsu the 11th, inherited the Miwa Kiln, which was opened in Hagi by Minamoto Taizaemon from Miwa in the early 16th century. Graduated from Musashino Art College. He is a regular member of the Japan Industrial Arts Association. (more…)

Miyamoto Tadao 宮本忠夫

1928-malekutani porcelainStudied under Matsumoto Sakichi . Awarded prizes at the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition and other local exhibitions. Mainly produces decorative vessels and vases in the old Kutani style. (more…)