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Shomura Ken 庄村健

1949-malearita porcelainInherited the title of Banko V. Awarded the Governor’s Prize at the Saga Prefectural Exhibition. Awarded the Minister of Education Prize at the West Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition. Received the Issuikai Prize at the Issuikai Exhibition. Minister of Education Award at the Japan Traditional Craft Exhibition. Saga Newspaper Culture Honorable Mention. Selected and won prizes at the Kyushu-Yamaguchi Ceramic Exhibition, the Western Craft Exhibition, Chunichi International Exhibition, Faenza International Exhibition, Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition, and the Japan Traditional Craft Exhibition. Focuses on white porcelain. (more…)

Shimizu Hiroshi 清水日呂志

1941-maleHis grandfather was Shimizu Rakuzan, who started with Banko ware and added Korean style tea ceremony ware, which was highly regarded by tea masters. He studied under his grandfather from 1959 and later studied in Takatori ware, Tamba ware and Hagi ware and built a kiln in Komono, Mie prefecture in 1970. He taught tea ceremony pottery in Icheon and Daegu, Korea.In 1974, he opened Gimhae Kiln near Busan, Korea.In 1981, he established Rakuzan Kiln in Komono Town, Japan . He opened Sagi Kiln in Sagi Village, Hadong-gun, Korea in 1986. (more…)

Shimada Koichi 島田幸一

1937-maleBorn in Fukuoka Prefecture. After encountering Song dynasty ceramics in the National Palace Museum, he decided to pursue ceramics and left the construction company where he worked for many years. After leaving the company, he traveled all over Japan in search of materials such as clay and ashes, and built a kiln in Shimada City. He has tried his hand at Song ceramics using his own unique method. His works have been selected for the Japan Traditional Craft New Works Exhibition, the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition, and Chunichi International Exhibition. Solo exhibition at Shizuoka Matsuzakaya store. (more…)

Shibata Masaaki 柴田雅章

1948-maletamba potteryBorn in Tokyo. Graduated from the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Chuo University in 1971, and studied under Ikuta Kazutaka in Tamba. Built a kiln in Washio, Hyogo Prefecture in 1975. He received the Honorable Mention at the Japan Folk Art Museum Exhibition. He was awarded the Newcomer’s Prize at the National Exhibition of Japan, and the Excellent Work Prize at the Kaiyu Exhibition. Selected for the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition and others. Solo exhibitions at Okura Gallery, Ginza, Kobe Diamond G, Minami Aoyama Green G, and Osaka Hankyu. Focuses on white painting, high-fired unglazed ceramics and slipware. (more…)

Shinoda Giichi 篠田義一

1924-2010maleBorn in Nagano Prefecture. Began working under Kondo Yuzo in Kyoto. In 1946, he opened a climbing kiln in Asama Onsen, Matsumoto City.Exhibited at the Nitten from 1949 to 1961. He was selected for the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition in 1962 and has been a regular member of Japan Kogei Association. Awarded Japan Kogei Association Prize. Awarded the Excellence Prize at the Exhibition of New Works of Traditional Crafts and was a judge at the same exhibition. He was also awarded the Asahi Ceramic Art Prize, and was a judge and chairman of the judging committee for the same exhibition, (more…)

Sawada Shoson 沢田昭邨

1937-maletokoname potteryBorn in Tokoname City. His real name is Shuji. After training at the family pottery business, he succeeded to Shoson II in 1970. His works have been selected for the Tokai Traditional Craft Exhibition, the Chozo Prize Ceramic Art Exhibition, and the Japan Traditional Craft Exhibition. He was awarded an Honorable Mention in the Design Division of the Chozo Prize Exhibition. He is a regular member of Japan Kogei Association. His work is made with high-fired unglazed ceramics, scorched surface coloring, Mogake (the technique of firing clay with seaweed to make the parts that touch the seaweed turn scarlet), (more…)

Sato Kazuhiko 佐藤和彦

1947-maleBorn in Fujisawa City. Graduated from the Department of Crafts, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, and the Graduate School of the same university. Awarded the Salon de Printemps. Built a kiln in 1972. Unaffiliated. Solo exhibitions at Central Art Museum, Ginza, Aoyama Seikado, Shibuya To Matsuoka, Ikebukuro Seibu, Asahikawa Baihodo, etc. His works are sharply formed with Cord-marked pottery, inlaid line design, high-fired unglazed ceramics, overglaze painting, and gold and silver painting. (more…)

Sato Kazutsugu 佐藤和次

1948-maleoribe potteryGraduated from Tajimi Technical High School. Studied at a laboratory in Toki, and later trained under Hayashi Kotaro for six years. Later established the Sawarabi Kiln in Tajimi and became independent. He mainly produces tableware using Oribe, Shino, and Kizeto. (more…)

Sasaki Yuzuru 佐々木禅

1949-maleBorn in Okayama City. Studied under Kimura Morikazu from 1971, and after training at the Kyoto Pottery Training School, became independent in 1979. His work has been selected for the Japan Traditional Craft Exhibition and others. He has had solo exhibitions at Fukui Koubikan, Okayama Tenmaya and others. Works mainly with iron glaze and ash glaze. (more…)

Sakuma Shozan 佐久間勝山

1906-1998malebanko potteryThe fourth generation at Matsuzaka-Banko Shoko-Kiln. He studied under his father Horin. Nobuharu the first started the kiln during the Ansei era (1855-1860) in the lineage of his predecessor, Nunami Rozan. He worked in a wide range of styles including Ninsei, Kenzan, Gohon, Mishima, Iraho, Karatsu, Shigaraki, and Iga. (more…)

Sakamoto Motoyuki 坂本素行

1950-maleBorn in Itsukaichi-cho, Nishitama-gun. Graduated from the industrial design department of Ikuei High School. Became independent in 1974. Selected for the Japan Traditional Craft Exhibition and the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition. Exhibited at the Faenza International Exhibition. Exhibited at Nihonbashi Takashimaya and Tokyo Pottery Exhibition. Focused on inlay and objects. Full member of Japan Kogei Association. (more…)

Sakamoto Shigeki 坂本茂木

1937-maleonta potteryBegan making pottery in Onta, Oita Prefecture, one of the representative kilns of Kyusyu Pottery. Produced daily utensils, inheriting the simple techniques of the half-farming, half-pottery lifestyle. Won a prize at the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition.Retired as a potter in 2010. His son, Takumi, and grandson, So, are taking over the kiln. (more…)

Sakata Jinnai 坂田甚内

1943-maleBorn in Tokyo. Graduated from Waseda Jitsugyo. Studied under Kamoda Shoji. Became independent in 1966. Awarded prizes at the Japan Traditional Craft Exhibition and others. Solo exhibitions at Ikebukuro Seibu and others. Works mainly with black pottery and ash glaze. (more…)

Sakata Keizo 坂田慶造

1949-2004malehagi potteryAlso known as Sakata Deika the 15th. After graduating from university, he studied sculpture under Yanagihara Yoshitatsu, and after two years of overseas training, he began working as a potter under his father, Sakata Deika the 13th.In 1978, he was awarded the Asahi News Paper Incentive Prize for his first entry in the First Exhibition of New Traditional Crafts. In 1989, he became a regular member of Japan Kogei Association, and since then he has been awarded prizes at the Japan Traditional Craft Exhibition, the Yamaguchi Branch Exhibition of Japan Kogei Association, and the Grand Prize Exhibition of the (more…)

Sakakura Shinbe 15th 十五代 坂倉新兵衛

1949-malehagi potteryHis real name is Shoji. Born in Nagato, Yamaguchi Prefecture. Completed the sculpture course at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music and the graduate course in ceramics. Studied under his father Shinbe 14th. Assumed the name of Shinpei XV in 1979. Held an exhibition to announce his succession at Osaka Takashimaya Department Store. Held solo exhibitions in Kyoto, Okayama and at Takashimaya Department Store in Nihonbashi. Full member of Japan Kogei Association. (more…)

Naruse Seishi 成瀬誠志

1845-1923maletokyo-satsuma potteryBorn as the second son to father Shusuke, a carpenter, after training in pottery with Shinohara Riheiji at the age of 13, he opened an independent kiln in 1866 at the age of 21. However, in 1871, he closed the kiln, moved to Tokyo, and settled into a park residence around Shiba, Tokyo, where he worked with several potters to produce works by painting Uwa-e on unglazed pottery sent from Satsuma, which they then did all the processing for, making them the representative potters of ‘Tokyo Satsuma’. In 1866, he returned to Nasubigawa in search of a more serious (more…)

Nakashima Hitoshi 中島均

1937-1981male An older brother of the living national treasure Nakashima Hiroshi. While working for his father at Nakashima Ceramics, he was a prizewinner for the first time at Nitten at the age of 21.He then continued to make pottery, but died due to illness at the age of 43. (more…)

Nakagawa Isaku 中川伊作

1899-2000maleGraduated from Kyoto City University of Arts in 1921.Since then, he has produced works as a printmaker, and in 1931, exhibited his works at the Japan Print Roadshow organized by the Ministry of Education, and displayed his works at such art museums as the Louvre, and those in Madrid, London, and New York.He is also known as a collector of Nanban-ware, and in 1938 he exhibited 100 collections at the Kyoto National Museum, which caught the eye of Yanagi Soetsu, who was promoting folk art, and led to Hamada Shoji and others to visit Okinawa. After returning from the United (more…)

Nakazato Tarouemon 14th 十四代 中里太郎右衛門

1957-malekaratsu potteryHis real name is Nakazato Tadahiro. Born as the eldest son of the 13th generation Nakazato Tarouemon, he has been in close contact with pottery since he was a child, and after graduating from graduate school, he devoted himself to studying glaze and modeling at the Tajimi City Pottery Design And Technical Center and the National Nagoya Industrial Technology Research Institute. In 1958, he returned to his hometown of Saga and started making pottery at Tarouemon’s workshop. The production office developed Objet d’art and abstract pottery, placing emphasis on the modeling side of things. He was a prizewinner, winning (more…)

Nagaoka Kumi (Nagaoka Sumiemon 9th) 長岡空味 (九代 長岡住右衛門)

1874-1960malerakuzan potteryAround 1716, in response to the crisis of the abolition of Rakuzan- ware (around the time of the 4th generation Kada Hanroku), that was pottery in the same area where Matsudaira Fumai, the lord of the Matsue domain was, he invited a person called Sumiemon, who was a Fujina-ware potter, and centered around the rakuzan-ware kiln the search to revive it began. From then he took over from Nagaoka Sumiemon and became the 9th generation of Rakuzan-ware in a family of potters that continued to produce Oniwa-ware of the Matsue domain from generation to generation. He was also known (more…)