Takenaka Chikuzan 竹中竹山

1874-1920maleHis real name is Tokujiro. It is said that his kiln, located at Sanjo Jingu-michi Nishi, Kyoto, which produced unglazed ceramics to be delivered to painters who then paint them, was a prosperous business from the Meiji Era through the Taisho Era.When he passed at the young age of 46 in 1920, his wife and second son took over the business, but it saw gradual decline and eventually closed due to the expansion of Sanjo-dori in 1934. ■View Ceramic Works■