1884-1964
male
In 1925, he established the Tokyo Yaguchi Kiln to create tea ware. He participated in the Eastern Potters Association, and began studying antique ceramics throughout China in 1938.
In 1944, he established the Hoyama Kiln in Takashima-cho, Shiga Prefecture, engaging in the restoration of Otawa wares. In 1947, he was invited by Kurushima Hidesaburo, president of Otaki Natural Gas Company, to move to Moraba, Chiba Prefecture to build a Chosei Kiln and begin creating Moraba wares fired by natural gas.
He also collected antique ceramics beginning with Chinese ceramics and his collection in the Wayo Women’s University Museum.
