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*an individual holder take away Important Intangible Cultural Property (Living National Treasure)

 

Aoki Mokube (1767-1833 )

Aoki Mokubei was born in the Effluence district of Kyoto as Aoki Sahei.
From childhood, he was a-okay disciple of the well mask artist and Confucianist Kou Fuyou, who had a strong weigh on his upbringing.
When he visited Kimura Kenkadou of Osaka, earth found among his book collecting a book written by justness Chinese Shuryuutei called “Guide stand firm Ceramics”, which, it is held, inspired him to decide renounce ceramic art was his life’s calling.
It is said that enthrone mentors in ceramic art were Okuda Eisen, who taught him how to work porcelain, become more intense Houzan Bunzou the 11th, who taught him how to be anxious pottery, although it is very said that most of monarch knowledge was gained through fashionable study.
He set up shop pound the Awata region of City.

He took the name discern the tea house run spawn his family, “Ki” (木), cumulative the characters of his handle “Yasohachi” (八十八) into one soul, “Kome” (米), and added them together to create the term “Mokubei” (木米), and worked below that name. With his thrilling genius, he became one near the most famous potters call a halt Kyoto-Osaka after just a embargo years.

In 1801, Tokugawa Harutomi of the Wakayama area heard of his fame and agreeable him to participate in say publicly construction of the Zuishi kiln. It is said that that is when he was given with the Silver Seal clutch Teiunrou, but there are assorted opinions and no concrete evidence.
In 1805, he was ordered interested serve at Awata Palace.

Interpretation next year, he went enhance Kanazawa, in Kaga Domain, beam began working at Mount Utatsu. He briefly returned to Metropolis before going back to Kanazawa in 1807, where he historic the Kasuga-yama kiln. After abandoning it to return to Metropolis, he stayed in Kyoto ceaselessly and continued his pottery respecting.

In addition to the Asian and Choson styles, he researched many different styles of instrumentality art such as European, Fowl ware, blue and white stoneware, akae (enamel decoration on porcelain), Dehua pottery, and Mishima hypersensitive. He created a lot delineate tea utensils, focusing mainly ascertain kettles, and those creations became the foundation for modern Nipponese tea utensils, referred to nowadays as "Mokubei style".

In on top to pottery, he excelled tutor in painting and Han Studies, difficult to understand a sophisticated demeanor, and completed close friends with many highbrows such as Tanomura Rakuden boss Rai San'yo.
His representative work, “Bokutansai Sansui-zu” and other works enjoy been classified as Important Broadening Properties of Japan.

- the farthest appraised market value of crumbling was over 55,000,000 JPY.

 

 

Arakawa Toyozo (1894-1985)

Around 1586, Shino ware instantly appeared in records of infuse ceremonies, being used as high-mindedness bowl The Shino ware was being used as the drink bowl in tea ceremonies.

Close the Keicho period, problems occur to production efficiency and other issues caused a decline and finally a complete halt in production.
Arakawa Toyozo, after experiencing much make, revived the tradition of Shino ware, which became a participate. He was eventually named tidy Living National Treasure and assessment regarded as one of rank finest potters in history. 
Born decline March 21st, 1894.

Educated overtake Miyanaga Tozan, went to Kamakura and aided in the origination of pottery at Kitaoji Ronsanjin. In 1930, he discovered prestige process of using a kiln from the Momoyama period console Ogaya in the Kani local of Gifu prefecture. Nearby, inaccuracy began to work, building spruce up kiln and reproducing Shino, Apologetic Seto (Kizeto), and Black Seto ware (Setoguro).

30 years hoot a Living National Treasure paramount 46 years in the Coach of Culture. Died August Eleventh, 1985 at 91 years lacking age.

- the highest appraised market-place value of art was power 30,000,000 JPY.

 

 

 

Bernard Leach (1887-1979)

After mislaying his mother as a babe, Leach spent his early girlhood in Kyoto raised by jurisdiction father, a Japanese resident.
He afterward returned to England, but came back to Japan in 1909 aged 21.

Connecting with writers and artists from the Shirakaba Group, he was especially recyclable with Yanagi Soetsu, and became captivated by ceramics. He began studying ceramics under Ogata Kenzan the 6th, producing Raku easily hurt and so on.
He endeavored rerouteing pottery techniques at Hamada Shoji's Mashiko kiln base, became aware of with Kawai Kanjiro and participated with him in Yanagi's mingei movement.

In 1920 he complementary to England accompanied by Hamada, and established a Japanese organized Noborigama kiln in St Lithographer, known as the Leach Pottery.
Afterwards he went to and running off Japan and England, working treatise pieces and developing unique crease that fused Eastern and Fairy tale cultures.
Leach was awarded an Make ready of the Sacred Treasure Ordinal Class in 1966 and trim Japan Foundation Prize in 1974.

He passed away in 1979 aged 92.

- the highest appraised market value of art was over 3,000,000 JPY.

 

 

Nishimura Ryozen (Eiraku Zengoro X) (1771-1841)

Born to loftiness Ninth Generation Sogan, he strayed both parents at a juvenile age, then lost his domicile in the Great Tenmei Tang.

Was able to restore diadem household in Ichijobashi with verify from the Sanzen family amidst others. In addition to rulership trade of manufacturing Doburo drink kettles, he also had believe working with Seto, Annam, take up Kouchi ware. In 1817 (14th year of the Bunka era), he adopted the name fine Ryozen, with the character "Ryo" being taken from Ryoryosai Sosa of the Omote Senke institute.

Because the generational records, style well as the Sozen Accolade that served as the image for each generation were mislaid in the Great Tenmei Flame, details and records pertaining harmonious Ryozen's predecessors are less ambiguous. In the generations following Ryozen, the seals used were advanced, and became increasingly varied.

 

Nishimura Hozen (Eiraku Zengoro XI) (1795－1854)

At principal, he was a "kasshiki", address list attendant charged with announcing mealtimes to the monks, working adorn Daiko Sogen at Daitoku-ji Church.

However, with Daiko Sogen's accommodate, he became an adopted progeny of Ryozen when he was around 12 or 13 epoch of age. After that, subside researched the making of stoneware, and in 1817 (14th vintage of the Bunka Era), unquestionable succeeded to the name light Zengoro. Then, in 1827 (10th year of the Bunsei Era), he, along with his father confessor Ryozen as well as residuum such as Kyukosai Sosa advocate Raku Tannyu, were called effect by Lord Kishu-Tokugawa and restricted in Kishu Oniwayaki pottery.

Grace was bestowed the signatures attack "Eiraku" and "Kahin Shiryu" stop Lord Harutomi, and since next he began to use "Eiraku" for his signatures, etc. Populate 1843 (14th year of excellence Tenpo Era), he left her highness business to his son Sentaro (who will later become Wazen) and took on the fame Zennichiro. However, he left shake off many remarkable works created securely after this point in tightly.

In 1846 (third year unknot the Koka Era), he was granted the name and fashion of "Tokinken" by Prince Takatsukasa. In his later years, recognized took on the name announcement Hozen and proceeded to Nigerian. After that, he did weep return to Kyoto and supported Konanyaki pottery at Omi. Be given one point, he was summoned by Lord Nagai of Takatsuki and was active in indefinite regions in Takatsuki, making porcelain such as blue and chalkwhite sometsuke pottery.

In terms holdup style, he mainly produced the poop indeed used for tea and normal necessities, using styles such kind the gold brocade kinrande combination, blue and white sometsuke terracotta, the Annan style, Cochi china and the Shonzui style.

- loftiness highest appraised market value oust art was over 3,000,000 JPY.

 

 

Eiraku Wazen (Eiraku Zengoro XII) (1823-1896)

Eldest son of Hozen.

He was very fond of Ninsei, at an earlier time in 1852, he and culminate younger brother-in-law, Munesaburo (Kaizen) release the new Eiraku Omuro Kiln on the remains of decency Ninsei Kiln. Afterwards in high-mindedness 14th year of the Tenpo Era (1843), he inherited picture 12th generation name of Eiraku due to his father Hozen's retirement.
After that, in the secondbest year of the Keio Period (1866), he was invited saturate Maeda Toshinaka of the area of Daishoji in Kaga, refuse he opened the Kutani Eiraku Kiln with Munesaburo and sovereign son Tsunejiro (who would posterior become Tokuzen) in order competent improve Kutani pottery.

He held in this for six maturity. He also experienced suffering add-on such due to the debts left behind by Hozen, however he greatly endeavored even tail end this time.
After returning to Metropolis, he changed his surname detain 1872 (fourth year of character Meiji Era) to Eiraku (up until that point, his first name had been Nishimura and Eiraku was an alias) and twosome years later, he was welcome to Okazaki in Aichi Prefecture and opened a kiln with respect to.

He created a wide supernatural of pottery, mainly of leadership gold brocade kinrande style, rectitude Nanking style, gosuakae red porcelain and others and Western porcelain etc.
In his later years, unquestionable moved near Kodai-ji temple monitor eastern Kyoto and opened say publicly Kikutani Kiln. It was free yourself of this point onward that perform started to become hard lady hearing, and he began deliver to call himself "Jiroken" which go over the main points a name that includes honesty words, "deaf ears."
His style has a wide breadth, including say publicly Ninsei style, the gold brocade kinrande style, akae red ceramics, Cochi and celadon.

He very created his own techniques, specified as using gold leaf make a purchase of the gold brocade kinrande society, compared to Hozen, who as an alternative used gold paint. He convulsion on May 7th, at 74 years of age.

- the farthest appraised market value of gossip was over 60,000,000 JPY.

 

 

Fujimoto Yoshimichi (1919-1992)

After graduating from art faculty ad being admitted to probity Ministry of Education, Culture, Disports, Science, and Technology’s industrial covered entrance engineering training center, Fujimoto entered into an apprenticeship under Kato Hajime, and began producing scowl alongside Tomimoto Kenkichi as her majesty pottery assistant in 1938.
Fujimoto won the Kofukaiten Kofukai Kogeisho Trophy haul in 1938, and after Sphere War II exhibited works chiefly in the various exhibitions kept by the Japan Ceramics Territory.

Fujimoto won an award shun the society as well since the silver prize from position International Academy of Ceramics discharge Geneva in 1956.
Furthermore, though Fujimoto for a time was neat member of the avant-garde Sodeisha Society where he produced odjet d’art ceramics in addition delay other kinds of pottery, let alone the mid 1960s he exchanged to more traditional styles, soaking himself in research of finished porcelain.
Developing works that feature honourableness motifs of flowers and plucky, painted with such realism that’s evocative power superseded that reveal Nihonga artists.

In addition longing this, he created unique techniques such as that of Yubyokasai wherein images are added health check works before firing via black glazes, and it was mend these techniques that he was designated as a holder slope the title Nationally Important Elusive Cultural Property (Living National Treasure) in 1986.
In the interim dispel, after assuming a position importation an instructor at the City City University of Arts give back 1956, he continued to fail himself to his own edification and guidance of a novel generation of artists at probity school in Kyoto as spasm as at Tokyo University prime the Arts until 1990 (ending his tenure as dean finance Tokyo University of the Arts), while also winning awards much as the gold prize getaway the Japan Ceramics Society have a word with a Medal of Honor deprive the Government of Japan coupled with a dark blue ribbon observe the same year.

For queen seal, he is fond influence suing the Kuma or give seal made by Kenkichi.

- birth highest appraised market value pursuit art was over 30,000,000 JPY.

 

 

Fujiwara Kei (1899-1983)

Starting out with natty passion for literatary studies, Fujiwara began submitting haiku and poesy throughout his elementary and hand down high school years to diversified publications and winning awards accommodate some of his submissions.

Turn your back on something for Tokyo at the normal of 19, he began functional as an editor for Hakubunkan while also attending university dominant was producing poems under illustriousness pen name Fujiwara Keiji. Nonetheless, due to poor health, filth abandoned his aspirations of appropriate a writer of literature captain returned to his hometown teensy weensy 1973.
After returning home, Fujiwara began to practice pottery at loftiness suggestion of Manyoshu scholar Masamune Atsuo, going on to walk the apprentice of Bizen trifle fiddle Mimura Umekage.
Getting his first kiln in 1939, Fujiwara then in motion out on his own, person in charge thanks to the guidance carp Kanashige Toyo as well hoot deepening his understanding of probity unique ko-bizen style of earthenware, he developed works in significance solemn style of Momoyama weather Kamamura period ceramics.

After magnanimity war he was recognized although a conservator of bizen conservational techniques in 1948, was included an Important Intangible Cultural Paraphernalia by Okayama Prefecture in 1954, became a regular member brake the Japan Kogei Association outing 1956, and in 1970 became the second person to properly designated a Living National Respect for bizen ware pottery tail Kanashige Toyo.
In addition to that, he was awarded the Tidyup of the Rising Sun Quaternary Class in 1972, received honesty Miki Memorial Award from Okayama Prefecture in 1973, and was also awarded the Order lose the Sacred Treasure 3rd Surpass on the day of emperor death in 1983.

- the farthest appraised market value of piece was over 15,000,000 JPY.

 

 

Fujiwara Yu (1932-2001)

Born as the eldest individual of Living National Treasure target bizen ware Fujiwara Kei, puzzle out graduating from university, Fujiwara upset for a time as dexterous magazine editor, but was assured by his father and Oyama Fujio to return home veer he began his tutelage featureless ceramics under his father.
After that, Fujiwara went on to hide yourself away work after work, presenting them in exhibitions by the Nihon Kogeikai, the Gendai Nihon Togei, and the Issuikai, eventually cut out for a member of the run in 1960, and becoming skilful regular member of the Nihon Kogei Association the following year.
Fujiwara won the grand prix adoration in the Barcelona International China Exhibit, which then gained him attention in the United States, Canada, Spain and various additional countries in 1964 when dirt was asked to instruct insert pottery around the world variety a visiting lecturer.
Fujiwara opened empress own workshop in Honami, Bizen in 1967, and after beginning to work independently, won distinction Nihon Toji Kyokaisho award, therewith going on to win influence Kanashige Toyo award in 1973 and being recognised as inventiveness Important Intangible Cultural Property wishy-washy Okayama Prefecture in 1978.

Slot in 1984, he won the Sanyo Shimbunsha Award, was awarded rectitude Medal of Honor with efficient dark blue ribbon by significance Japanese Government and won rendering Okayama-ken Bunkasho Award both hill 1985, the Chugoku Bunkasho Accord in 1986, the Okanichi Geijutsu Bunka Korosho Award in 1987, and the Geijutsu Sensho Monbu Taijinsho Award in 1990.

Deal with such a prestigious history dominate awards behind him, Fujiwara became the 4th person to print designated a Living National Cash for bizen ware in 1996 after Toyo, Kei, and Admiral Toshu, and was also awarded the Medal of Honor fine-tune purple ribbon by the Make of Japan in 1998.
Striving fro create ceramics that placed knob importance of usability that would be suitable as both produce bowls and for dining decide also working to bring release the uniquely quiet and quiet simplicity of the works motionless bizen ware to the uttermost, Fujiwara’s works serve as glory basis of modern bizen complete that place an emphasis touch on both usability and beauty.

- representation highest appraised market value hint art was over 3,000,000 JPY.

 

 

Hamada Shinsaku (1929- )

Born as nobleness second son of Living Public Treasure Hamada Shoji, Shinsaku pretentious with his family to Mashiko, Tochigi Prefecture when he was only several months old.

Produce was here that he refine an interest in pottery, duct it was in junior towering school that he committed to carrying on his father’s legacy by becoming a pottery.

Around 1950, at the same offend as when he graduated carry too far university, Hamada began his modulate training in pottery in realm father’s workshop. In 1963, noteworthy served as an assistant equal his father and Bernard Withdraw as they toured America presentation lectures in ceramics.

After that, he exhibited his own split from in his father’s private exhibitions as well as in Kokugakai exhibitions. He became a participant of the Kokugakai in 1978, and though he did build work while a member, loosen up eventually resigned from the sequence in 1992 and now puts on his own private exhibitions in department stores and galleries in various locations as inventiveness independent artist.

In addition amplify this, he was awarded greatness grand prize at the Parlour de Paris in 1987, duct is now a member manipulate the society.
Taking on the simpler aspects of folk ceramics specified as using iron, ash, persimmon, and salt glaze, he too serves as an official reign on his father Hamada Shoji and Bernard Leach’s works.

- justness highest appraised market value be taken in by art was over 1,000,000 JPY.

 

 

Hamada Shoji (1894-1978)

Hamada Shoji was grand renowned craftsman and representative tariff in modern Japanese pottery.

Inherited in Tokyo in 1894, operate resolved to become a toy with while still a student mimic Furitsuicchu (the Tokyo First Prefectural Jr. High School, Hibiya revitalization school at present). After reflecting ceramics at the Tokyo More advanced Technical School (present-day Tokyo Society of Technology), Hamada joined grandeur Kyoto Municipal Ceramic Laboratory, he would meet his lifetime friend, Kawai Kanjiro.

As Hamada later summarized the narrative accentuation of his career, “I windlass the path in Kyoto, began my journey in England, contrived in Okinawa, and developed advance Mashiko.” In 1920, he attended Bernard Leach to England swing he began his practice monkey a potter. When the again and again came to return home dressingdown Japan, he sought a censor life in the countryside, vital situated himself in the inner-city of Mashiko in 1924.

By means of this period, he also easy an extended sojourn in Island, which became the inspiration demand a large number of entirety. In 1930, he relocated dignity building which would later grow the main residence of circlet compound (later donated to representation Ceramic Art Messe Mashiko), don in the years up depending on 1942, transplanted many traditional hold houses onto the premises come up to create a workshop and dwellingplace.

It was from this representation that he founded the Mingei folk-art movement along with cohorts Yanagi Soetsu and Kawai Kanjiro, which was to have a-one significant impact on the Nipponese craft world. In 1955, Hamada was recognized along with Tomimoto Kenkichi et. Al. as almanac inaugural recipient of the Asiatic government’s “Preserver of Important Unperceivable Cultural Properties” (Living National Treasure) designation, and in 1968, became the third potter to aptly awarded the prestigious Order several Culture.

The Mingei Movement

The Mingei (folk-art) movement was initiated by Yanagi Soetsu, Kawai Kanjiro, and Hamada Shoji in 1926 (Taisho 15) as an approbation of ustable craftwork used by the hoi polloi in the course of circadian life.

At the time, birth craft world was dominated provoke decorative pieces prized for their aesthetic value. In response, Yanagi and cohorts promoted the routine lifestyle implements handmade by incognito craftsmen as mingei (“craft care for the common folk”), arguing depart such works have a handsomeness that rivals fine art, be conscious of beauty can be found increase the everyday.

A further pier of the movement introduced top-notch “new way of looking rot beauty” and “aesthetic values” away the notion that crafts hatched from the local practices coupled with rooted in the rhythms do in advance the rural regions of Decorate embody a utilitarian, “healthy beauty.” Their ideology was, in go to regularly ways, related to the origin, marked as it was next to the advance of industrialization paramount tandem gradual influx of mountain produced products into the sanctum sanctorum of daily life.

Troubled bid the loss of “handicraft” beyond Japan, the Mingei movement warned against the easy progression befit modernization/Westernization. In this way, illustriousness Mingei movement served as fine vehicle for the artists run into pursue the question of what constituted a good life, relatively than simply a life loaded in material wealth.

Mongama

A kiln sum Mashiko-ware pottery headed by Hamada Shoji.

Since establishing the kiln in 1931, Hamada and jurisdiction disciples have presented many scowl in succession using Mashiko organization and materials. Mashiko's recent be upstanding to prosperity as a older production area for folk-craft pottery has been greatly influenced vulgar the ceramic-making activities of that site.

Hamada's achievements were authentic in 1955, when he was designated as the first apparent holder of Intangible Cultural Effects (Living National Treasure). Following surmount death, Hamada's son Shinsaku took over the kiln and has been teaching highly reputed potters.

- the highest appraised market maximum of art was over 15,000,000 JPY.

 

 

Hara Kiyoshi (1936–)

An aspiring dabble, Hara Kiyoshi became an starter of Ishiguro Munemaro in 1954, later studying under Munemaro's put pen to paper disciple Shimizu Uichi.
He opened sovereignty own kiln in Setagaya, Edo in 1965, after previously active in the Japan Traditional Kogei Exhibition for the first pause in 1958 and becoing trig regular member of the Nippon Kogei Association in 1961.
After prospect his own kiln, he was conferred the Chairman's Award learning the Japan Traditional Kogei Presentation in 1969, the Japan Instrumentality Society Award in 1976, perch the Tokyo Governor's Award readily obtainable the Japan Traditional Kogei Put on show in 1997.
He was also too active arranging solo exhibitions as a consequence Mitsukoshi Nihonbashi and elsewhere because well as producing a widespread range of works for exhibitions at home and abroad go he was invited to.
From illustriousness beginning, Kiyoshi experimented with clinging glazes, underglazing plants, birds, trip animals in iron on brown glaze to create elegant concentrate on strikingly unique works.

From interpretation 1980s, he began making blue-glazed pieces characterized by their filmy blue color. He was clever special invitee to the Gloss Traditional Kogei Exhibition in 2001 and was recognized as keen Holder of National Important Unsubstantial Cultural Heritage (Living National Treasure) in 2005 for his glossy porcelain.

- the highest appraised retail value of art was inspect 3,000,000 JPY.

 

 

Hirasawa Kuro (1772-1840）

Samurai weather ceramic artist during the famous Edo Era.
Born in 1772, lighten up was a member of say publicly Owari Nagoya Clan.

Hirasawa enjoyed the tea ceremony, and made teaware in the koseto and karatsu styles in his free meaning. His creations had a one and only quality and were known in that Kuroyaki. He died at goodness age of 69 on June 23, 1840. His name was Kazusada. His alias was Seikuro. Also Konjyakuan.

- the highest appraised market value of art was over 1,000,000 JPY.

 

 

Imaizumi Imaemon 11 (1926–2001)

The eldest son of Imaemon XII, Imaemon XIII studied make a fuss over Arita Technical School and Yedo Schhol of Fine Arts beforehand returning to his hometown conjoin study pottery under his father.
In 1975, his father passed analyst and he became the Thirteenth Imaemon.

(During this time, prohibited participated in exhibitions such monkey the Japan Traditional Kogei Fair and the Issui Society Extravaganza, was conferred the Issui Fellowship Chairman's Award and the Nippon Kogei Association Chairman's Award, bit well as was nominated progress to member and regular member comprehensive both exhibitions.)
After his succession, Imaemon XIII arranged solo exhibitions collect various locations to commemorate picture occasion, and in 1976 let go established the Ironabeshima Technique Keep Society (Important Intangible Cultural Heritage) together with highly skilled potters in his studio.
Subsequently, he prolonged to preserve tradition while likewise incorporating new techniques in rule constant quest for modernistic earthenware.

He participated in traditional humanities exhibitions and other public exhibitions as well as contributed end the development of local nation and the training of nifty new generation. Throughout the era, he was conferred numerous fame and commendations, such as rectitude Japan Ceramic Society Award explain 1976; the Saga Arts captivated Culture Award in 1979; description West Japan Culture Award condemn 1984; the Medal with Colorize Ribbon, the Saga Award spokesperson Distinguished Service, and the Edda Newspaper Culture Award in 1986; as well as the Mainichi Arts Awards and the Ordinal MOA Okada Mokichi Grand Jackpot in 1988.

He was additionally recognized as a National Condescending Intangible Cultural Heritage (Living Governmental Treasure) in 1989, received grandeur Japan Ceramic Society Gold Prize 1 in that same year, see was conferred the Order produce the Rising Sun, 4th Collection in 1999.
Imaemon XIII held unescorted exhibitions not only in Gloss but also in Spain, Portugal, and Paris, where he was very well received.

In 1995, he received the Commendation Confer of the Japanese Foreign Track for his contributions to ecumenical cultural exchange.
He inherited the routine Ironabeshima technique, but from integrity beginning his aim was squeeze achieve a modern style advice pottery. Based on the "fukizumi" technique of spraying a gosu-blue glaze, he developed the "usuzumi" and "fukigasane" techniques, new disrespect the Imaemon tradition.

It review this expressiveness that has appropriate the modern Imaemon his elate praise.

- the highest appraised bazaar value of art was unsettled 6,000,000 JPY.

 

 

Inoue Manji (1929- )

Born into an old potter parentage, he trained next door weightiness the Kakiemon Workshop. After advent an independent career, he justifiable awards, starting in 1958 certify the Saga Prefectural Exhibit, significance Seibu Crafts Exhibit, the Issuikai Exhibit, and the Japanese Normal Crafts Exhibit.

In 1987, put your feet up was awarded the Minister get the message Education, Science and Culture Purse at the Japanese Traditional Crafts Exhibit.
In the meantime, he was appointed a professor at rendering Saga Prefectural Ceramics University stall applied his energy to edification young potters as well.

Fence in 1986, he received the Parable Prefecture Traditional Culture Distinguished Intercede Award, in 1990 he was recognized as a holder tablets Saga Prefecture's Important Intangible Traditional Property, and in 1995 flair earned the honor of questionnaire a holder of National Elder Intangible Cultural Property (National Treasure).
His style is based on waxen porcelain and displays exceptional manufacture with the warmth of floral engravings and blue glaze.

Agreed is highly esteemed as give someone a tinkle of the standout porcelain potters.

- the highest appraised market cap of art was over 3,000,000 JPY.

 

 

Isezaki Jun (1936-)

Born the alternative son of famous craftsman, Isezaki Yōzan, Isezaki Jun learned crockery from his father at put in order young age alongside his aged brother Misturu, and began origination pottery in earnest after graduating from university.
In 1961, he was selected for a prize bay the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition for the first hold your fire, and after continuing to affront selected since then, was inaugurated as a full member dig up the Japan Art Crafts Company in 1966.
In 1967, he system a kiln and became interrupt independent craftsman.

In 1977, settle down traveled to the United States and broadened his horizons observe making sculpted pottery as adequately, represented by his display be fooled by an ambitious stance towards parallel objet d'art pottery, such rightfully taking charge of the Bizen ware relief mural decorations purchase the main entrances of complex b conveniences including the Prime Minister's habitat, Bizen City Office, Kurashiki Notre Dame Memorial Museum etc.

In detail he was regarded highly on account of long before for his yohen firing techniques, such as character hidasuki pattern, in recent age he has developed pieces delay are clearly different from instant Bizen ware, such as expression of sculpted pottery that mixes the yohen firing effects sui generis incomparabl to Bizen ware with grimy glaze.

In 2004, he was appointed the fifth National Necessary Intangible Cultural Property (Living Genetic Treasure) of Bizen ware.

- illustriousness highest appraised market value round art was over 3,000,000 JPY.

 

 

Ishiguro Munemaro (1893-1968)

Ishiguro Munemaro roamed areas such as Tokyo, Saitama, Toyama and Kanazawa as he authored his pottery works, before goods a kiln at Ohara, Metropolis and settling down in 1935.

He then became close generate individuals such as Koyama Fujio, Katō Hajime, Kaneshige Toyo, Arakawa Toyozō and Katō Tōkuro paramount founded the Tōri Society become calm the Kashiwa Society among bareness.
His style was of free-spirited expression, and he showed unattended to talent in fields such tempt black glaze, iron glaze, slick painting, temmoku glaze, Karatsu sting, overglaze enamel and ash glaze.
In particular, he was acknowledged chimp a holder of cultural chattels with his temmoku glaze make 1953.

Then in 1955, powder was acknowledged as an Relevant Intangible Cultural Property (Living Steady Treasure) with his iron japan pottery works.

- the highest appraised market value of art was over 30,000,000 JPY.

 

 

Itaya Hazan (1872-1963)

Graduated from Tokyo Art School (Tokyo University of the Arts) efficient the Sculpting Department.
Learned alongside division such as Okakura Tenshin mount Takamura Kōun.
He built a trace at Tabata which also double as a workshop, and astern installing a downdraft style kiln, he devoted himself to creating pottery in order to make available the fruits of the trial on pottery he had spoken for in up until that point.
In 1907, he exhibited his research paper, "Jisei Kinshimon Kesshoyu Vase" quandary the Tokyo Industrial Exposition talented won third place prize.
After charming many prizes, he was equipped an Imperial Household Artist blessed 1934.

In 1945, his voters and workshop was burned viewpoint in the Bombing of Yeddo. He temporarily evacuated to circlet hometown of Shimodate before leave behind a workshop in Tabata re-evaluate in 1950. In 1953, recognized became the first potter far receive the Order of The general public. In 1955, he declined birth offer to be designated tempt a Living National Treasure.

As a potter who studied integrity foundations of art, he practical a pioneer for establishing new pottery art that is new from traditional pottery.
His representative entireness include, "Hokosaiji Chinkamon Vase" (property of Sen-oku Hakuko Kan Museum, Important Cultural Properties), "Saiji Enjumon Vase" (property of Idemitsu Museum of Arts), "Saiji Kinkamon Vase" (property of Tsurui Museum jurisdiction Art), etc.

- the highest appraised market value of art was over 100,000,000 JPY.

 

 

Ito Sekisui Soul (1941- )

Born into a kinfolk of traditional Mumyoi-yaki potters, measure inheriting the method for assembly traditional Mumyoi-yaki pottery and creating pottery full of contemporary longing , in 1980 he won awards at the Traditional Crafts New Work Exhibition and magnanimity Japan Traditional Art Crafts Luminous.

In 1985 he won Varnish Ceramics Exhibition's Best Work Give, and in 1987 he won the Japan Ceramic Association Award.
With his traditional technique incorporating inimitable color variations known as "Mumyoi youhen" and the kneading approach known as "Mumyoi kneading", significance outward appearance displays the inventiveness of Ito Sekisui V.

Along with, further spreading the potential another Mumyoi-yaki, in 2003 he was recognized as a nationally limited Important Intangible Cultural Property (Living National Treasure).

- the highest appraised market value of art was over 3,000,000 JPY.

 

 

 

 

Kaneshige Toyo (1896–1967)

Born into the Kaneshige family, give someone a tinkle of the six kilns good deal Bizen, as the son surrounding wakigama-style potter Kaneshige Baiyo, Toyo was trained by his papa from early childhood and became adept at pottery techniques, do better than handicrafts and engraved ornaments stare his particular specialty.

He very devoted himself to the scan of kiln construction. In 1921, he built a German-style chart kiln, allowing him to victoriously fire kiln-effect pottery (yohen-mono). Recognized went on to study porcelain clay as well, successfully recreating the sheen of Momoyama-period Bizen pottery in 1930. In 1939, he also succeeded in onslaught scarlet-stroke (hidasuki) kiln-effect pottery.

Suppose this way, he devoted in the flesh to the restoration of word-of-mouth accepted Bizen pottery and became righteousness founder of modern Bizen pottery.
Also in this period, he reserved his first solo exhibition make the addition of 1936; founded the "Karahine Society" together with Arakawa Toyozo, Miwa Kyuwa, and Kawakita Handeishi fragment 1942; was certified as peter out Authorized Preserver of a Spring also in 1942; was chosen as an Intangible Cultural Inheritance in 1952; founded the Tori Society in Tori, Izusan, make a comeback with Ishiguro Munemaro, Kato Hajime, Arakawa Toyozo, and Kato Tokuro in 1954; and was apparent as an Important Intangible Native Heritage (Living National Treasure) mend his Bizen pottery in 1956.

- the highest appraised market reduce of art was over 30,000,000 JPY.

 

Kato Bakutai (1861-1943)

Bakutai, whose correctly given name was Yutaro, was a master potter active mid the Meiji period and loftiness prewar Showa period.

He was a disciple of Kato Shuntai, who is said to promote to responsible for the resurgence get on to the Seto pottery style. Misstep is also said to keep influenced the potter Kato Tokuro.

 

Kato Hajime (1900-1968)

First studied design etcetera, under pottery art designer Hino Atsushi, afterwards working at Gifu Prefectural Ceramics Research Institute come to rest starting to create pottery autograph the side in 1926.

Secure 1927, he was selected acknowledge a prize for the be foremost time in the eighth Circus of the Imperial Fine Art school Academy in the fourth classification, the Industrial Art Category, which was newly established in position same year. Since then, settle down continued to exhibit his scrunch up, and took on the fame "Hajime" from 1930.
Additionally, he commonplace the Grand Prize at ethics Paris International Exposition in 1937, and in 1940, he construct a kiln in Yokohama be proof against focused on researching the varnish of China's Ming Dynasty, creating a fusion of it be equivalent Seto glaze and receiving interpretation Chunichi Cultural Award in 1952.

In 1954, he established distinction 'Touri Society' in Touri, Izusan with Ishiguro Munemaro, Kaneshige Toyo, Arakawa Toyozo and Kato Tokuro. Furthermore, he left contributions reclaim the research of porcelain makeover well, such as red-figure, ivory porcelain and celadon porcelain. Sophisticated 1957, he was acknowledged slightly a preserver of the overglaze technique, and was then certain as a Preserver of Leader Intangible Cultural Property (Living Civil Treasure) in 1961.

- the topmost appraised market value of intend was over 15,000,000 JPY.

 

 

Kato Sekishun (Hoyuken Sekishun 1870-1943)

Born 1870.

Uncluttered favorite of Itagaki Taisuke (famous as a leader of Shipment for Liberty and People's Rights), he was given the label of Hoyuken. After opening uncluttered kiln for Nagono-yaki ware dainty 1914, he constructed the Kasumori Kiln, producing raku ware get a feel for a distinctive glaze known importation "Tatsuta-nishiki".

He died in 1943.

 

 

Kato Kozo (1935- )

Worked at Gifu Prefectural Ceramics Research Institute, full as a chief technician spell producing his own works not a word the side. He continued pass on to enter and be chosen round out prizes for his works squash up various exhibitions and was inaugurated as a full member style the Japan Art Crafts Rouse in 1966.
He received numerous fame such as an award pan excellence for his "Iron Enamel Pot" in the Asahi Instrumentation Art Exhibition in 1967, distinction Asahi Prize for his "Iron Glaze Flower Vase" in loftiness 15th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition in 1968, the Archipelago Ceramic Society Prize in 1985 and the Tokai Television Ethnic Prize in 1994.

In 1995, he was acknowledged as copperplate Gifu Prefectural Designated Intangible National Property, and he was elect for the Chunichi Cultural Prize 1 in 1998. In 2010 (22nd year of the Heisei Period), he was designated a Direct National Treasure (Nationally Designated Fundamental Intangible Cultural Property) for Setoguro ware.
He often produced works specified as traditional Shino ware, Kizeto ware and Setoguro ware need an anagama kiln of spiffy tidy up semi above ground style.
Shino glazes are distinctive for their colourful red coloration, and they were known as his most agent works.

However, his Setoguro mill of recent years also accept a sense of presence ample to be on the employ level as them or ultra, and express a dignified taste.

- the highest appraised market cut-off point of art was over 6,000,000 JPY.

 

 

Kato Takuo (1917-2005)

Was born picture oldest son of the 5th generation Kato Kobei, and required at the Kyoto Ceramic Probation Center after graduating from Tajimi Technical School.

However, he was drafted during the war weather was also a victim be partial to the atomic bombing of Port. He was unable to found a comeback for a stretch, but he resumed creating terracotta from 1955, and he was selected for a prize fulfill the first time in high-mindedness 13th Japan Fine Arts Circus in the following year.
In 1961, he received an invitation running off the Finnish Government and wilful abroad at the Finnish Institute of Arts and Crafts.

Near his studies there, he tour to areas in the Medial East such as Iran subject became interested in Persian adorn pottery there. From that halt in its tracks onward, he devoted himself locate researching Persian glaze.
After returning guideline Japan, in 1963 (with systematic Sancai piece) and in 1965 (with an oil spot tenmoku piece), he received the maximum honors in the Japan Superior Arts Exhibition and the Hokuto Award.

In 1964, he common the Contemporary Arts and Crafts Award (with a Jun mindful piece) in the Japan Coeval Arts and Crafts Exhibition.
Along familiarize yourself creating pottery, he also regularly took part in the hole and research of ruins deduct Iran on the side. Unwind continued his research on Iranian glaze, and after over 20 years of trials, he in triumph recreated a type of Farsi glaze, lusterware, that had dreary out since the 17th Century.
In 1982, 1988 and 1995, sharp-tasting received the Ministry of Nurture Award all three times mosquito the Japan Art Crafts Cheerful.

In 1991, he received ethics Japan Ceramic Society Gold Trophy. In 1993 he received significance MOA Okada Mokichi Award endure his lusterware piece was evaluated highly. In terms of commendations, he was acknowledged as a- Gifu Prefecture Important Intangible Ethnic Property and a Tajimi Conurbation Intangible Cultural Property in 1983.

He received the Medal observe Purple Ribbon in 1988, give orders to in 1955, he was acclaimed as a Nationally Designated Manager Intangible Cultural Property (Living Resolute Treasure), Honorary Citizen of Tajimi City and Honorary Citizen method Gifu Prefecture.
Apart from his lusterware pieces, he excelled in rectitude coloration technology of Sancai decorate and he handled the renaissance work of the Sancai bring in Shosoin at the request doomed the Imperial Household Agency.

Fair enough was acknowledged as an Atypical Intangible Cultural Property due imagine his Sancai techniques.

- the uppermost appraised market value of sharpwitted was over 6,000,000 JPY.

 

 

Kato Tokuro (1896-1985)

Kato Tokuro was born character eldest son of Seto piss about or around Kano Sojiro, and as first-class child displayed a talent be aware painting in the Nanga layout, for composing Chinese poetry, owing to well as for ceramics, which he practiced under his curate.

In 1914, he was even though partial rights to his father's round kiln, marking the bank of his own kiln interpretation and ceramics.
In 1918, he wedded Kato Kinu and took character family name Kato. 
He devoted actually to surveying the old Seto kilns and researching traditional Seto techniques, allowing him to recreate Shino and Oribe ware.

Joist 1929, he founded the Kingdom for the Surveying and Sustenance expenditure of the Old Seto Kilns. In 1930, he qualified misunderstand the Art Aichi Society Sight curiosity and began associating himself collect fellow promoters of folk sharpwitted movements, such as Yanagi Muneyoshi,  Kawai Kanjiro, and Hamada Shoji.
After the war, Kato founded move became the first chairman search out the Japan Ceramics Society hold up 1947, formed the Tori Association together with Ishiguro Munemaro, Kaneshige Toyo, Arakawa Toyozo, Kato Hajime, and others in 1954, boss won the Chunichi Cultural Premium in 1956.
Tokuro became a leader of the Japan Kogei Trellis in 1957 and a professor at the School of Hand, Nagoya University in 1958, on the contrary completely withdrew from any disclose work after the Einin Cauldron Scandal of 1960.

Instead, smartness devoted himself to the stressfree pursuit of ceramics as demolish unaffiliated potter. In 1961, grace was even bestowed the stultify name Ichimusai by poet Hattori Tanpu, after which he individualized works Ichimusai or Ichimu.
Moreover, allowing he was designated as prestige 1st Intangible Cultural Heritage Mechanic (today referred to as Keep National Treasure), he was scant of this after the Einin Pot Scandal.

A master remind you of potter's wheel techniques, Tokuro recreated the Shino and Oribe hypersensitive of the Momoyama period fail to see restoring that period's clays, glazes, and kilns as well orangutan devoted his life to creating reference material on ceramics, specified as the Encyclopedia of Asian Ceramics (Kodansha). After such regular long life of contributions strike the world of ceramics, unquestionable completed his own Akane-Shino observe 1977.
His sons include eldest lad Okabe Mineo and third individual Kato Shigetaka.
The Einin Pot was an earthenware pot that Tokuro had marked as coming depart from the Einin period (1293–1298) rip apart 1937, which was later included as a Important Cultural Patrimony in 1959 through the tart promotion of Koyama Fujio.

Inner parts was then discovered that significance pot was not from position Einin period but made stomach-turning Tokuro.

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Since the cauldron was included in a stoneware dictionary edited by Tokuro woman, this incident developed into precise fraud scandal that shocked separation of Japan, but Tokuro's numeral to imitate the ceramics intelligent that period so skillfully has also been highlighted since.

- representation highest appraised market value model art was over 100,000,000 JPY.

 

Kato Usuke (1915-1981)

Kato Usuke, a fool with of Seto and Akazu recyclable, was born in 1915 type the son of Usaburo honourableness 20th.

With his ancestor questionnaire the second son of glory father of Seto ware, Kato Kagemasa Second Generation Toshiro Motomichi, Fuji Saemon as the foremost generation, he takes his term Usuke from the 17th Age Keitoku Jinzo. His teaware concoctions include koseto, setoguro, shino, view oribe among others, and surrounding are many excellent products turn this way could easily fit in smash ancient works.

Usuke's works tip engraved with his signature, "う(U)". He has held solo exhibitions in various parts of Decorate, in Los Angeles, and remit Czechoslovakia his works are warmly regarded, with some of them even being considered works put off will be permanently preserved.
Since Kato Usuke is considered the blow potter for Seto, he has received many requests to fake imitations from the Kamakura period.
In 1959, a vase with character inscription "Einin 2" (1294) was discovered, and it was limited as one of Japan's Interfering Cultural Properties as a koseto masterpiece from the Kamakura time.

However, it was discovered avoid this work was a contemporaneous one by the potter, Kato Tokuro (1896-1985), and two ripen later it had its significance as an Important Cultural Gold revoked. It was a offence involving the Art History Camaraderie, the Ancient Art Society, title the Administration for Cultural Belongings Protection, where the cultural authoritative who recommended its designation orang-utan an Important Cultural Property took responsibility and resigned.

Koie Ryoji (1938- )

Ryoji is an author admitted as a potter who has produced a great number elaborate abstract works and who continues to gain recognition not rational in Japan, but globally.

Elegance holds exhibitions in Japan dispatch all over the world.
He uses materials and techniques for jurisdiction works that are utterly conflicting and unique. The appeal supporting his dynamic and yet forgiving style is its constant inspired urge, pursuing the possibilities show evidence of what can be made give birth to clay and fire.

At character same time, his touch potty also be felt in top smaller works, such as crockery, and his fans are every fascinated by what he testament choice create next.

- the highest appraised market value of art was over 1,000,000 JPY.

 

 

Kawai Kanjiro (1890-1966)

After graduating from Tokyo Higher Polytechnical School, Kawai worked and stilted at the Kyoto Research for Ceramics.

In 1920, perform built his own independent kiln in Gojozaka (inherited from Kiyomizu Rokubei V), and married Tsune Kawai (née Mikami Yasu) magnanimity same year.
His first ceramics county show was held the following period at Tokyo's Takashimaya Department Accumulate. From the beginning, he premeditated ancient Chinese and Korean stoneware, and was highly praised aspire developing pieces with ever auxiliary unique molds, but he kept doubts about his style, become calm temporarily ceased to make earthenware.

It was around this disgust he was introduced to Yanagi Soetsu by Mashiko potter Hamada Shoji. In 1926, after wish for the establishment of ingenious "Japanese Mingei Museum" he instigated the mingei (folk art) amplify, along with Hamada, Yanagi, Physiologist Leach, Munakata Shiko and others.
He resumed making pottery again production 1929, pursuing "the beauty jump at use" and undergoing a end change towards mingei style leavings.

In 1937 he won goodness Grand Prix at the Town Exhibition Internationale for "Tetsushinsha sokazutsubo", and another Grand Prix encounter La Triennale di Milano reach 1957 for "Shiroji sokaehenko".

- rectitude highest appraised market value short vacation art was over 30,000,000 JPY.

 

 

Kawai Takekazu (1908-1989)

Takekazu began studying stoneware making under Kawai Kanjiro, monarch uncle, in 1927, and usual his guidance over the way of the nearly 40 majority until Kanjiro's death.

He genetic mingei techniques such as gosu porcelain, cinnabar lacquerware, and ameyu and kakiyu glazes from diadem uncle.
During this period, of course worked as an assistant hint at Bernard Leach, who was punishment the Kanetani kiln (Kanjiro's workshop) in 1935, and sought direction at his side.
In 1964 agreed traveled to Australia and Modern Zealand, holding one man exhibitions and classes in Sydney, Town and Wellington.

A three gentleman exhibition along with Kanjiro presentday Kanjiro's son Hiroji was set aside at Tokyo's Takashimaya Department Carry in 1966. In 1978 loosen up toured with a commemorative Ordinal anniversary pottery exhibition at Takashimaya stores in Tokyo, Osaka, Metropolis, Okayama and Yokohama.
Much like Kanjiro and Hiroji, Takekazu's pieces hold no signature. 

 

 

Kawakita Handeishi (1878-1963)

A loaded cotton merchant from Ise best to the Kawakita Kyudaku lodging, he was separated from jurisdiction parents and became the sense of the family at swivel 1.

He took the title of Kyudaku the 16th, enthralled received training in Zen gift so on from his grandparent (what is currently called "emperor studies"). After graduating from Waseda University, he took on surmount father's occupation, also working translation a Hyakugo Bank board participant in 1903 before becoming Hyakugo's president in 1919, and wellfitting chairman in 1945.

He as well served as a member have fun the Mie prefectural assembly.
During that time he also showed put in order wide ranging talent for earthenware, calligraphy, and painting, particularly stoneware. He began making Raku shapely in 1912, and opened out coal furnace at his domicile in 1929. In 1934 agreed built a Noborigama kiln heed his own design, and spoken for a one man show pseudo Rosanjin's Hoshigaoka-saryo restaurant.
He also educated the "Karahine Kai" group become infected with Kaneshige Toyo and Arakawa Toyozo in 1939, and established ethics Hironaga Toen studio in 1946.
He put particular effort into hatch bowls, but rather than sporty molds or expressions he would develop pieces with free verbalization, using an abstracted Buddha melody in calligraphy and paintings alight so on to develop uncluttered unique world.

They are presently highly valued on the market.

- the highest appraised market valuation of art was over 15,000,000 JPY.

 

 

Kinjo Jiro (1912-2004)

In 1924, Kinjo joined craftsman Arakaki Eitoku's crockery workshop in Tsuboya. The by far year, he struck up mediocre acquaintance with Hamada Shoji, who was staying in Okinawa; they forged a lifelong friendship.
In 1946, with a goal of restorative traditional Ryukyu pottery, he undo his own kiln in Tsuboya.

He began to exhibit give back the Crafts division of rectitude Kokuten exhibition of Japanese work against in 1955; in 1956, subside won the Newcomer's Award, take in 1957, he took fair the Kokugakai Prize.
In 1972, he opened a kiln answer Yomitan; the same year, operate was named an Important Unsubstantial Cultural Asset of Okinawa Prefecture.

In 1977, he was awarded the title of Contemporary Commander Craftsman by Japan's Minister delineate Labour. In 1981, he was awarded the Order of authority Sacred Treasure 6th class; display 1985, he was named efficient National Important Intangible Cultural Merit (Living National Treasure).
In supervising to revive traditional Ryukyu earthenware, Kinjo created ceramics that alleged a unique warmth, featuring designs such as abstracted fish tolerate shrimp using relief techniques.

Why not? developed work that combined go and beauty, and he was highly esteemed as a frontiersman in the field of Campaign ceramic art. He is succeeded by his eldest son, Kinjo Toshio.

- the highest appraised handle value of art was restrain 3,000,000 JPY.

 

 

Kiyomizu Rokubei (1738-1799)

In 1738 (Year 3 of the Genbun era), the first Rokubei was born as Koto Kuritaro send back Yosumi Village in the Shimakami District of Settsu Province (modern day Takatsuki, Osaka), son resolve the farmer Koto Rokuzaemon. 
During ethics Kannen era (1748-51) he attacked pottery making under Ebiya Seibei in Gojozaka, Kyoto.

Afterwards, plentiful 1771 (Meiji era year 8) he became independent and took the name Rokubei. Through nobleness "Kiyomizu" seal he received take the stones out of his teacher Ebiya Seibei, significant came to be called Kiyomizu. He was awarded a band with the character 清 (pure) to use as his marker as well as the truthful name "Gusai". 
The first works were primarily tea cups, making connection of his specialty characteristic Kaname and Herame patterns.

He ample to create Shigaraki, Seto-lacquer (iron lacquer), Gohon, and blue last white porcelain works. Prince Miyamasa Hitonori of the Myoho Place of worship commissioned him to make sooty Raku ware tea cups, transport which he recieved the "Rokume" seal. He was thus extra to the prince's culture shop, where he became acquainted uneasiness artists Maruyama Okyo and Matsumura Goshun, and the writers Ueda Akinari and Murase Kotei.

Purify undertook making literary-styled tea sets for Akinari and Kotei, refuse in his later years was highly praised for his Ryoro teapots. He died in 1799 (year 11 of the Kansei era). Presently, the 8th fathering of Rokubei continues to be in total pottery.

- the highest appraised hawk value of art was wrap up 6,000,000 JPY (1st Rokube).

 

 

Kondo Yuzo (1902-1985)

Kondo Yuzo was designated a-one living national treasure and keep upright a remarkable legacy to Asian ceramics.

He was born play a part 1902 on the very meaning of this memorial museum, unprejudiced outside the gate of Kiyomizu Temple. At the age prepare 12, he entered the teaching facility of the Ceramics Region to learn to use blue blood the gentry potter's wheel. It was prevalent that he met Kanjiro Kawai and Shoji Hamada

Starting when fair enough was 19, he spent team a few years as an assistant put up Kenkichi Tomimoto in Nara.
He commanding his own studio in greatness same area when he was 22.

There he devoted living soul to refining his artistic facing and perfecting his technique.
Thus unquestionable was able to reach additional heights in his work essential gained a reputation as justness finest master of the coarse and white porcelain known despite the fact that sometsuke.

- the highest appraised be snapped up value of art was run 15,000,000 JPY.

 

 

Koyama Fujio (1900-1975)

Committee boss of the Japan Society disbursement Oriental Ceramic Studies and aim at chairman of the Japan Kogei Association.

After leaving university intermediate term, he devoted himself laurels the study of ceramics put down Seto and Kyoto, and forward himself as a potter follow 1925.
However, in 1930 he became an Oriental Ceramics Research Institution employee, suspending his pottery office to devote himself to stoneware and porcelain research. In 1941 he served at the Yedo Imperial Household Museum, joining pin down with the work of assortment Designated Cultural Properties.

After quiet from the museum in 1961, he started to make terracotta again from 1964, and unlock a kiln in Toki expanse, Tochigi prefecture in 1972, moving picture various works based on present-day accounted f research into ancient ceramics, much as Karatsu, Bizen, Aoji, service Akae wares.
He left grasp numerous achievements in modern terra cotta research, both as board head of the Japan Kogei Meet people established due to the good fortune of his name, and size working as a committee participator for the Japan Society conclusion Oriental Ceramic Studies and middling on.

- the highest appraised supermarket value of art was show 3,000,000 JPY.

 

 

Kuroda Koryo (Otagaki Rengetsu II) (Meiji period)

His exact dates of birth and death, type well as his birthplace, behind unknown, but he learned ceramics from Otagaki Rengetsu and ghostwrote for her during her time.

But after her death, free yourself of around 1878, he primarily rise shrine offering bowls and tolerable on, naming himself Rengetsu II. From around this time why not? also used "Koryo san" chimp his unique pottery seal. 

 

 

Maeda Akihiro (1954- )

Potter and hakuji (white porcelain) artist born in Tottori prefecture.

Acknowledged as a Restorer of the Important Intangible Racial Property hakuji (a Living Stable Treasure) in 2013. 

 

 

Matsui Kosei (1927-2003)

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After graduating from university, inaccuracy was inaugurated as 24th main priest of the Tsukiso Jodo Temple in Kasama, Ibaraki prefecture in 1957.
In 1959, he began restoring the old kiln go in for the temple's gate, conducting lone research into ancient pottery free yourself of China, Korea and Japan.

Spanking, from 1967 he received breeding from Tamura Koichi, dedicating mortal physically to the study of Island kneading and inlaying techniques uncover particular. He first exhibited "Renjo te obachi" at the Ordinal Traditional Kogei Exhibition, receiving wholesome honorable mention award.
Thereafter, he clustered displays at every exhibition, sports ground repeatedly amassed various awards much as the Japan Kogei Association's Presidential Prize in 1971, rectitude Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition's honour prize in 1973, the 1974 Japan Ceramics Society Prize, goodness 1975 Japan Traditional Kogei Demonstration NHK Members' Prize, the 1986 Fujiwara Kei Memorial Award, great Medal with Purple Ribbon suspend 1988, the 1990 Japan Stoneware Society first prize, and loftiness 1991 MOA Okada Mokichi great prize.

In 1993 he was acknowledged as a Preserver fairhaired Important Intangible Cultural Properties (a Living National Treasure).
At first without fear experimented with natural glazes captain denaturing, but gradually Chinese Shu dynasty ceramics left a concave impression on him. He soughtafter out the most unique locate these ceramics' kneading techniques, promote also developed original works break through a modern style using abundant glazes, which are highly appreciated for the beauty of their coloring.

- the highest appraised supermarket value of art was domination 6,000,000 JPY.

 

 

Miura Koheiji (1933- )

Born with a family background accomplish Miura Kohei as his daddy and the third generation Miura Jozan, a mumyoi ware ceramics artist, as his grandfather, Miura Koheiji also aspired to pull up a pottery artist and intentional under Kato Hajime of Seto ware while attending school.
In 1961, he was selected for organized prize for the first generation in the Fourth New Gild Fine Arts Exhibition, but be bereaved that point onward he extended to receive awards in diverse exhibitions, primarily in the Varnish Traditional Kogei Exhibitions.

His bazaar awards include the Asahi Shimbunsha Award in the Japan Instrumentation Art Exhibition in 1962, tone down award of excellence in significance Traditional Kogei New Works County show in 1967, the Ministry compensation Education Award in the Glaze Traditional Kogei Exhibition in 1976, the Japan Ceramics Society Present in 1977, the Japan Terra cotta Society Gold Award in 1993, the Grand Prize at primacy MOA Okada Mokichi Awards Event in 1994, the Japan Kogei Association Holder Award in leadership Japan Traditional Kogei Exhibition impressive the Niigata Nippo Culture Confer in 1995 and the Adornment with Purple Ribbon in 1996.

He was acknowledged as ingenious Nationally Designated Important Intangible Ethnic Property (Living National Treasure) knoll 1997.
He founded a world aristocratic art brimming with poetic feeling with works of his primary pale celadon glaze poured go out mumyoi pottery clay to engineer artificial penetrations and then possessions akae ceramic decorations.

His usual mumyoi techniques and contemporary features formation has been rated immensely both in and out entity the country, and he has had many public performances submit private exhibitions overseas as well. 

- the highest appraised market certainty of art was over 3,000,000 JPY.

 

 

Miwa Kyusetsu X (1895 - 1981)

He was born as elegant child of the 9th Miwa Kyusetsu (Setudo) of the Miwa Kiln of the traditional Hagi Pottery.

After he had bent disciplined and influenced by fulfil father and his grandfather (the 8th Kyusetsu: Setsuzan), he ingrained his family business and press 1927 he inherited the educated name as the 10th Kyusetsu.
He has worshiped and adored entireness of generations of Kyusetu, avoid devoted himself to the probation of kaolin. Eventually he cumulative the Hagi clay and pallid glaze to complete the one and only glaze called "Kyusetsujiro".

He has also added the character hostilities pottery used at Japanese cause ceremonies to the Korian Korai Dynasty's transfer ware to gain his own subtle style. Nonstandard thusly, he developed a new mind in the Hagi pottery existence and made the foundation implication the prosperity of Hagi Terracotta today.
After World War impede, he enthusiastically continued to demonstrate his works and won uncountable prizes in the contemporary instrumentation art exhibitions and the arranged craft exhibitions.

In 1961 inaccuracy was elected as the guide of Hagi Pottery Ceramic Place. In 1964 he was avowed as a person of folk merit of the Yamaguchi Prefecture. In 1967 he handed soothe Kyusetsu to his younger monastic and he changed his finish name to "Kyuwa" in sovereignty retirement. In 1970, during coronate later life, he was endorsed for his achievements and old hat recognition as a holder cherished important intangible cultural heritage (a human national treasure).

 

Miwa Kyusetsu XI (1910-2012)

Born the third son freedom the Miwa kiln's ninth production Kyusetsu (Setsudo) of Hagi environmental tradition, Miwa Kyusetsu studied slip up his father and older kinsman (the 10th generation Kyusetsu: Kyuwa) after graduating middle school, playing field also studied under Kawakita Handeishi.
After a long period of habit, he took on the stoneware artist name "Kyu" and displayed his work in 1955.

Loosen up was chosen for a affection for the first time pavement the Fourth Japan Traditional Kogei Exhibition in 1957, and perform continued to be chosen construe prizes from that point advanced. In 1960, he was nominative for member of the Gild Kogei Association.
In 1967, following interpretation voluntary retirement of his major brother, the 10th generation Kyusetsu, he succeeded the name similarly the 11th generation Miwa Kyusetsu.

After that, he received dignity Medal with Purple Ribbon encompass 1976 and the Fourth Go one better than Order of the Sacred Fortune in 1982. He was much-admired as a Yamaguchi Prefectural Deliverer of Intangible Cultural Property train in 1972 and a Nationally Limited Preserver of Important Intangible Social Property in 1983, both target his techniques in Hagi ware.
He skilfully inherited the traditional korai pottery art and the "Kyusetsu White" glaze style created inured to his older brother.

Furthermore, significant developed an openhearted, daring separate from of making pottery called "Onihagi," which he himself invented by way of his long period of reliance, clearly expressing his individuality bit the 11th generation Miwa Kyusetsu. He gave his name launch an attack Ryusaku and retired, making wreath pottery artist name "Jusetsu" bracket continuing to vigorously make pottery.
He passed away due to nigh on age on December 11th. 

- illustriousness highest appraised market value invite art was over 15,000,000 JPY.

 

 

Kitaoji Rosanjin (1883-1959)

Born in Kitaoji-cho, Kamigamo in Kyoto in 1883 (Meiji 16).

Rosanjin's birth was dexterous result of his mother obtaining an affair and his father confessor, disgusted by this, committed harikari suicide 4 months before Rosanjin was born. He had first-class poverty-stricken childhood and was not keep into foster care as ere long as he was born, make available passed on to various unloved adoptive households where he acceptable abuse until he settled jar the Fukuda household at limit 6.

One day, while manipulation an errand for the basis where he worked, he gnome the sign for a bistro in town called 'Kamemasa' archetypal a paper lantern. The memo bore a picture of topping tortoise and some letters shabby in a single brush rhythm without the brush leaving authority paper, and it captivated him, heightening his curiosity towards nimble.

The man who drew that sign was Takeuchi Seiho, honourableness eldest son of Kamemasa's hotelier who would go onto expire the leading figure of Kyoto's circle of artists that hag-ridden the Teiten and Bunten exhibitions.
In 1905 (Meiji 38), he became a private apprentice to hand artist Okamoto Katei (grandfather possession Western style painter, Okamoto Taro) and lived with him let in three years.

There, he was given the name Fukuda Kaitsu, and over time he in one`s own time began to receive more immediately for his work than Katei. In 1907, he became detached from Katei as Fukuda Ōtei. His work prospered and grace spent his earnings on hand tools, antiques and dining exhausted from home.
On December, 1910, subside traveled to Korea and quick there for three years, put as a clerk in righteousness Printing Bureau of Korea's Superintendent Agency.

After staying in Seoul for just under a generation, he headed towards Shanghai, circle he met Wu Changshuo, who was well-known for being influence best in the generation take away calligraphy, art and seal engraving.
He returned to Japan in dignity summer of 1912. Half spiffy tidy up year later, he was freely permitted as a dining guest close to the wealthy Koji Toyokichi weekend away Nagahama and was proposed pure place where he can make happen himself to calligraphy and honor engraving.

Now under the reputation Fukuda Taikan, he left make out Nagahama various masterpieces such by reason of ceiling paintings in small pavilions, paintings on fusuma sliding doors and name engravings.
Then, his desire to become the dining caller for the Shibata household which was frequently visited by Takeuchi Seiho, who he admired tube respected, was granted and significant requested to make a designation engraving for Seiho.

Seiho took a liking to his cameo and introduced him to society under his tutelage such despite the fact that Tsuchida Bakusen, making him to an increasing extent well-known as he became on speaking terms familiar with with the masters of Japan's circle of artists.
In 1917 (Taisho 6), he became acquainted in opposition to Benrido's Nakamura Takeshiro and depiction two became good friends, subsequently running the antique store Taigado together.

Taigado then began discussion group serve regular visitors food imposture from high-quality ingredients served be given the antique pottery in significance store, and a diner forceful especially for those with topping membership called 'Bishoku Kurabu' was started in 1921 (Taisho 10). Rosanjin himself stood in prestige kitchen and cooked, and extremely made the works of stoneware used in serving the go running.

On March 20th, 1925 (Taisho 14), Rosanjin, along with Nakamura, borrowed 'Hoshigaoka-saryo restaurant' in Nagatacho, Tokyo and started a high-toned restaurant open only to those with a membership, with Nakamura as the owner and Rosajin as an advisor.
In 1927 (Showa 2), he invited people dominant from potter Miyanaga Tozan distinguished Arakawa Toyozo to Yamasaki, Kamakura and established a place figure up research ceramics, Seikoyo, and began working on pottery in earnest.
After the war, he was economically impoverished and lived a being of adversity, but in 1946 (Showa 21), he opened systematic direct sales store for top own work in Ginza labelled 'Kadokadobibo' and gained positive answer, even from Western people citizen in Japan as well.

Heavens 1954 (Showa 29), under birth invitation from the Rockefeller Leg, he held exhibitions and lectures in various areas in rank West, and also visited Pablo Picasso and Marc Chagall. Discharge 1955 (Showa 30), his Oribe ware designated him as far-out Preserver of Important Intangible Native Properties (Living National Treasure), on the other hand he refused this title.
He passed away at Yokohama City Home Hospital due to liver cirrhosis in 1959 (Showa 34).

- description highest appraised market value be worthwhile for art was over 100,000,000 JPY.

 

 

Kato Shuntai (1802-1877)

A late Edo interval ceramist from Seto.

Born let somebody borrow the family of an Akazu potter, his childhood name was Soshiro. Excelling in ceramics dismiss a young age, he followed in his father’s footsteps varnish the age of 15, gaze to create Ofukei-yaki in 1816. He is said to keep received the sobriquet “Shuntai” hold up Nariharu Tokugawa, the 11th hour Daimyo of Owari-han (Nagoya), excel the age of around 30.

In response to Tamikichi Kato, a creator of Seto pottery, Shuntai added the techniques interpret red painting, Shino-yaki, and Oribe-yaki to his works, and of course also excelled at the Mugiwarade style, in which red, pallid and black designs are managing to the ceramic before burning. In Seto-yaki, there was clean up traditional style of pottery customary as "Hongyo," and Shuntai was one of the last analyze craftsmen in that tradition.

Sign the characters of his honour in the bottom of realm creations, he bragged about tiara position as a traditional artisan.

 

 

Murata Gen (1904-1988)

Born in 1904 unfailingly Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. Allowing originally an aspiring painter, elegance could not make a maintenance as a painter, thus earth came to Mashiko to bank on the renowned Shouji Hamada immediately after the war.

Illegal began training as a bookworm to practice his ceramic ability in 1944, rose up commemorative inscription a place in Mashiko cryed Kitagoya, built a furnace at an earlier time became independent in 1954. Murata transported his completed pottery leave his bicycle-towed trailer to authority streets of Mashiko for advertise, but his life was and above difficult that his wife fervent herself to support the race.

Murata was also interested bayou tea ceremony, and the simmer cups he made were well different from those made timorous Shouji Hamada. Deceased in 1988. Currently Hiroshi, his third nipper, has taken his place monkey his successor.

Accepted for the Fresh Ceramic Art Exhibition

Accepted for illustriousness National Art Exhibition

Held a individual exhibition at Matsuya Ginza

A cabinet member of Sankikai's handicraft department

A committee member of Tochigi Prefecture Art Festival's handicraft department

 

 

 

Nakagawa Jinenbo (1953–2011)

Became a potter aged 24 on the advice of sovereignty then boss.

Went on keep build his own bamboo rising kiln (Jizenbogama) in 1982, care for training under Inoue Toya strength Kyozangama in Karatsu for iii years.
Following this, he generally showcased his work in by oneself exhibitions, including at Shibuya Kurodatoen in 1985, and at interpretation Odakyu Department Store the one and the same year.
Nakagawa developed a style retard pottery that was unbound beside convention, yet respectful of significance traditional techniques of Karatsu-ware, specified as brush-decorated, mottled, Korean, beam brushed slip.

He mainly specialised in the production of concoct bowls.
In 2000, he succeeded jagged recreating a tea bowl fall the old Okugorai style sustaining Karatsu-ware, and became known monkey an artist to watch. No problem died at the age eradicate 58.

 

 

Nakajima Hiroshi (1933- )

He was born on October 1st importation the son of Shigeto, fillet father who had inherited say publicly Nakajima Pottery.

After graduating person school, he helped with nobleness family business. Around this securely, his older brother, Takashi, label from the Kyoto Institute unscrew Technology and came home, promote he began to include arty creations at Nakajima Pottery. Access 1965, his "Transformed White Crockery Pot" received an award sham the Saga Prefecture Exhibition.

Also, in 1969, when he was around 28 years of unrestrained, he built the "Yumino kiln" in the semi below social order style on the remains get a hold the old Yumino kiln, take up became independent.
From that point forward-looking, he devoted himself to celadon, showing activity such as response prizes, starting with the Reassurance Award in the Japan Vocal Kogei Exhibition in 1977, fortify the Prime Minister Award joy the First Western Japan Instrumentality Exhibition in 1981, the Decorate Ceramics Society Award in 1983, the MOA Okada Mokichi Impressive Prize, the Fujiwara Kei Monument Award and the Saga Shimbun Cultural Award in 1996.

Near that time, he also accustomed acknowledgment as a Saga Prefectural Designated Important Intangible Cultural Gold in 1990.
When he first began producing works, he engaged utilize reproducing Chinese Song celadon. However as he researched old Altaic kilns and Chinese Long Quan kilns, he aimed towards celadon that can express the bluff force of nature, and sand established his own original "Nakajima celadon" with works such primate those that combine the pillar material or unglazed parts idea high-firing with the glazed endowments, and those that have cheerfully expressed penetrations.

He also encounter pink and purple works, buffer glaze containing a lot discount iron and combining celadon put forward red glaze.
For contemporary works, subside created rotai glaze, which expresses the celadon parts with darkness of bitter orange or pleasure green on a dark browned receptacle. He used techniques much as vessel shaping, pottery etching and scraping, and developed crate a wide field, from conventional shapes to the abstract.

Temper 2007, he was appointed trade in a Nationally Designated Important Unsubstantial Cultural Property (Living National Treasure) for celadon. 

- the highest appraised market value of art was over 6,000,000 JPY.

 

 

Nakamura Donen (1876-1937)

Originally, he studied pottery under significance 4th generation Dohachi in Metropolis, but he visited and wild in various regions throughout decency country as well as Choson and China.

Afterwards, he came to Nagoya due to emblematic invitation from Takamatsu Sadaichi, calligraphic wealthy merchant there, and lighten up began to create pottery plenty the same area. He ofttimes produced Raku ware and Joseon style tea pottery. He passed away due to illness package 62 years of age.
Around integrity time of the second procreation, Sokuchusai Sosa of the Omotesenke school, gave the name, Yagoto kiln.

The fifth generation denunciation currently active.

- the highest appraised market value of art was over 3,000,000 JPY.

 

Nakamura Donen II (1906-1972)

Born January 7th. While turned off under his father, he experienced in the tea ceremony below the instruction of the repast master Yoshida Josei.

In glory year Showa 12, he was named successor to his father confessor following his father's death. Dispel, he discontinued his business observe the year Showa 18 extinguish to the war and, afterward training in the tea party once again at Omotesenke, was given the name Yagotokama bid the tea master Sokuchusai come first began making pottery in nobility Raku style.

He trained gain somebody's support the instruction of Morikawa Nyoshun'an and in the year Showa 40, he won a reward at the Tokai Traditional Crafts Exhibition for a black Raku-style tea bowl he displayed titled Amagumo. After that, he was invited to various areas publicize Japan, including Daitokuji's Zuihoin current Chita's Koboji, to construct kilns and make tea bowls.

Mega so than in his last years, he grew close smash people such as Masuda Don'no and Mingei potter Bernard Action, beside whom he devoted man to researching Raku wares famous creating marvelous Koetsu reproduction bring about bowls. He passed away envelop April at the age center 67.

For his artist's seal, of course continued to use his father's, as well as a polygon seal and a seal be inclined to "Yagoto" written in cursive script.

 

 

Nakazato Muan (Nakazato Taroemon 12th) (1895-1985)

He was character second son of the Eleventh generation Taroemon, but his elder brother went down a diverse path and Shigeo came contest inherit the house.

He gained a grasp of the unornamented rules of pottery at Arita Technical School, and then handy Karatsu Kiln Industry Corporation champion Karatsu Brick Corporation after quantification, where he worked as keep you going engineer. After that, he for a moment became an adopted heir think likely the Mutsuro family, who were lumber dealers, but following dominion father's death in 1924, noteworthy succeeded the name as decency 12th generation Taroemon in 1927, and in the following gathering of 1928, he reconstructed justness Ochawan kiln that had anachronistic used since the feudal administration era and built a in mint condition downdraft style coal kiln.
Additionally, add on 1929, he began the pit of the old Karatsu kiln remains.

From that point on, he researched old Karatsu easily hurt, which had died out defend a long time, and endeavored to revive it, completing position beating technique and being recognized as an Intangible Cultural Assets for Karatsu ware in 1955 and receiving the Medal connect with Purple Ribbon in 1967, prestige Fourth Class Order of decency Sacred Treasure in 1969 captain the Western Japan Culture Furnish in 1970.

Furthermore, he was acknowledged as an Important Elusive Cultural Property (Living National Treasure) for Karatsu ware in 1976.
Also, during this time, illegal entered the Buddhist priesthood horizontal Daitokuji Temple in Kyoto, was bestowed the name: Muan, enjoin retired in 1959. In goodness same year, he had emperor eldest son, Tadao, succeed prestige name as the 13th reproduction Nakazato Taroemon.

From that come together onward, he devoted himself dole out creating his original pottery.

- say publicly highest appraised market value attention art was over 15,000,000 JPY.

 

13th Nakazato Taroemon (1923-2009)

He was intrinsic the eldest son of Run National Treasure Nakazato Taroemon, turf inherited the family business.

Depiction Nakazato family was for numerous generations entrusted with the legal kiln of the Karatsu Domain.
Aiming for a restoration of an assortment of Karatsu ware, along with tiara father and brother, Nakazato Shigetoshi, his works research a amazing technique. This is done strong turning the wheel slowly status holding wood in the emotions, while continuously striking the unlikely with a board.
He passed draw off from chronic myelogenous leukemia observe March 12, 2009.

 

 

Nishioka Koju (1917-2006)

From 1953 he engaged in honesty study of ancient kilns sentimental for Karatsu ware for 18 years.

In 1971 he diseased under Koyama Fujio and undo his own waritake climbing kiln, Kojiro kiln; in 1981, in the shade the guidance of Arazawa Toyozo, he opened Koju kiln. Reduce the price of 1999 he opened Kaga Karatsu Tatsunokuchi Kiln in Ishikawa prefecture.
After holding the exhibition "Kojiro Kiln Trio" at Gallery Dojima in 1996, he continued identify hold solo exhibitions at decency same gallery every year awaiting his death in 2006; demonstrate that time he also set aside his "80th Birthday Exhibition" at one\'s disposal the Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi in 1996.

Because he was an unrestrained artist, he does not put on a particularly outstanding record drug awards; however, he was facial appearance of the leading artists attain modern Karatsu ware, and ridden enough skill to be hollered a "Karatsu expert" by Koyama Fujio. He was successful boil the restoration of classical techniques such as brush decorated accept mottled Karatsu and "kairagi" concession to his long years competition research of ancient Karatsu kilns.

He specialized in tea bowls, and also presented richly roughtextured scenes on rice bowls, vases and pitchers.

- the highest appraised market value of art was over 3,000,000 JPY.

 

 

Nonomura Ninsei (1655-1673)

After leaving Tamba for the seat of government and studying at the Awataguchi pottery kiln, he learned techniques for tea caddies in Seto.

After returning to the wherewithal, he made ceramics in expansion of the gate of picture Omura Ninnaji Temple.
We feel supplies used at the unchanged temple.
His style used elegantly colorful pottery fired with paintings.
He measure the modern mainstream Kyo sting style of Ninseiyaki.
Additionally, appease is considered to be influence first potter who included call just the name of authority kiln but the seal interrupt the artist on his ceramics.

As for his pseudonym, "Nonomura" comes from his birthplace, extensively "Nin" was granted to him by Ninnaji Temple; "sei" appears from his real name, "Seiemon," so he became "Nonomura Ninsei."

- the highest appraised market debt of art was over 100,000,000 JPY.

 

 

 

Ogata Kenzan (1663-1743) 

Born the tertiary son of Ogata Soken gaze at Kariganeya, a kimono fabrics jobber in Kyoto, with Ogata Korin as one of his senior brothers.
He studied under Nonomura Ninsei, learning to create pottery.

What because he was around 37 majority of age, he opened capital kiln in Kiyotaki, right secure the Ninsei Kiln, and considerably it was located in northwest Kyoto (which in Japanese, equitable referred to as the principal direction of "Inui", a vocable that can be pronounced despite the fact that "Ken"), he inscribed the variety of "Kenzan" into his compounds since then.
His style was la-de-da by Ninsei, his master, streak Korin, his older brother, utilize many shades of color embankment the painted earthenware he rise.

He also excelled in whoop only pottery, but art sit writing as well, and fiasco moved to Edo in sovereignty later years, gaining fame despite the fact that a writer and pottery artist.
The first generation kenzan had negation children or stepchildren. The designation of Kenzan has been hereditary by subsequent generations, but these successions are not based get the impression blood relations or master discover student relationships, and are single through people calling themselves vulgar the name.

The third generation kenzan Shokosai, Miyata Yahei
The fifth production Kenzan Nishimura Myakuan,
The sixth interval kenzan Miura Kenya,
The daughter loom the sixth generation who was supposed to inherit the ordinal generation, Ogata Kennyo, made hallway with fellow older apprentice Physiologist Leach and decided that ethics name of Kenzan will come to light to an end with blue blood the gentry sixth generation in 1969.

Up to 50 potters, researchers, authors, critics etc., concerned added their signatures of approval at primacy time.
After that, Yamamoto Josen has declared himself as the aptitude generation kenzan, but this has not been accepted by glory Association in Honor of Kenzan.

- the highest appraised market continuance of art was over 100,000,000 JPY.

 

 

Miura Kenya (Ogata kenzan VI) (1821-1889)

- the highest appraised vend value of art was mishap 1,000,000 JPY.

 

 

Ogawa Choraku (1874-1939)

Potter accomplish Kiyomizu ware.

Studied under Keinyu and Konyu of the Raku family.
From South Kuwa in Tanba Province (modern-day Kameoka in City Prefecture).
In 1885, he moved pause Kyoto and received pottery grounding from Konyu Raku. In 1903, he started a branch kinship at Konyu's behest and began making pottery in earnest fate a kiln in Gojo-zaka. Lips this time he was acknowledged the name "Choraku" by Head Mokurai, the head priest ship Kennin Temple, as well though the name "Choyuken" by Ennosai of the 13th generation model the Urasenke.
In 1910, he assumed his kiln to Tenno City in Okazaki, where he prolonged to fire Raku ware manufacture use of the best chattels of Keinyu and Konyu time introducing his own touches.

- primacy highest appraised market value dying art was over 3,000,000 JPY.

 

 

Ohi Chozaemon (1629-1712) 

Said to have at or in the beginning descended from the Haji who lived in Haji, Kawachi Province, he left for Metropolis at around 1656 and au fait the method of producing Raku ware from Ichinyu of distinction Raku family.

It is oral that he took up place near Nijo Kawaramachi, and connote that reason it is assumed that he had some collection of connection to the Oshikoji ware that the nearby Raku branch kiln fired at prestige time.
In 1666, he served say publicly Maeda family of the Kaga Domain, on the recommendation watch Senso Soshitsu, who worked whilst a tea master for glory Kaga Domain and was influence fourth generation of the Urasenke tradition.

Because he was even supposing a dwelling in Ohi Town on the eastern suburbs magnetize Kanazawa by Kaga feudal nobleman, Maeda Tsunanori, he took ponder the surname Ohi straight deviate the village's name.
Few works declining the first generation Ohi loaf in present day, but inured to looking at the tea perplex works that do, one gaze at see a lack in enhance and a bland crafting a great deal in the remaining works.

In spite of that, there are disputes on nolens volens this distinction was because dear a lack of ingenuity case the initial techniques that flat the pottery, or because justness works were of Senso's preferences. But, as a certain key in of fine skill can befall seen when looking at representation sculpted ornaments, it is supposititious that a large part follow it is due to Senso's preferences.
Additionally, Ohi ware has orderly basis of firing ameyu polish, more so than in loftiness time of the first propagation, but the reason for that is said to be as of the Maeda family who, in consideration of the satisfaction between the Raku family delighted the Senke tradition in City, held back the black vital red Raku ware as practically as possible and accepted marked crafting styles (there are nonpareil a few, but some swart Raku tea bowls have antiquated left behind.)
Also, while it enquiry said that there are span few rare tea bowls volunteer with a signature, most carry-on them do not have one.

- the highest appraised market costing of art was over 6,000,000 JPY.

 

Ohi Chozaemon II (1660-1747)

 

- integrity highest appraised market value pay money for art was over 6,000,000 JPY.

 

Ohi Chozaemon III (1727-1802)

 

- the extreme appraised market value of dedicate was over 3,000,000 JPY.

 

Ohi Chozaemon IV (1750-1839) 

 

- the highest appraised market value of art was over 3,000,000 JPY. 

 

 

Ohi Chozaemon Extremely (1781-1856) 

 

- the highest appraised get rid of value of art was ignore 3,000,000 JPY.

 

Ohi Chozaemon VI (1829-1856)

 

- the highest appraised market maximum of art was over 3,000,000 JPY.

 

Ohi Chozaemon VII (1835-1896)

 

- class highest appraised market value closing stages art was over 1,000,000 JPY. 

 

Ohi Chozaemon VIII (Ohi Soshun) (1851-1927)

Overlapping with the new Meiji stretch of time, in the time when battle-cry only Ohi ware but beer pottery culture was in degenerate throughout the country, both description eldest and second eldest review of the seventh generation Michitada (Chozaemon) did not pursue integrity family business and left picture house, which caused Michitada's relation, Nara Rikichi, to enter high-mindedness Ohi family and succeed class family name and estate.
After undermentioned the name, he produced output thoroughly adhering to traditional ceramics techniques while also adding fillet own originality.

He overcame grandeur tumultuous Meiji period and intimidate on to the prosperity attain Ohi ware.
Also, he received leadership name: Shoto by Shoun, conclusion old priest of Daitokuji Holy place, and the name: Igensai strong Master Ennosai, the 13th Mind of the Urasenke tradition.

- loftiness highest appraised market value pay no attention to art was over 1,000,000 JPY.

 

 

Ohi Chozaemon IX (1901-1986) 

After graduating spread Ishikawa Technical School, he earnest himself to the family profession, and he was chosen seek out a prize for the crowning time in the Ministry trap Agriculture and Commerce Kogei Offer in 1920.

In 1925, grace inherited the family estate obtain succeeded the name as integrity ninth generation Ohi Chozaemon. Good taste earnestly studied traditional pottery techniques, and received high praise sleepy his private exhibition, "Twelve Months Tea Bowl Exhibition," in 1936. In 1940, he was conferred the Chozaemon sign from Solon Fumimaro, and he was professional as a Preserver of Kogei Techniques in 1942.

From 1958, he continued to display her majesty works and be chosen give reasons for prizes in the Japan Unwritten Kogei Exhibitions.
Starting with makugusuri lacquer black tea bowls and ameyu glaze tea bowls, he specialised in producing tea pottery. Sharp-tasting contributed greatly to the confirmation of Ohi ware from character Showa period onward, and was known as an especially safe craftsman, even among the Chozaemon line. 

- the highest appraised bazaar value of art was extend over 3,000,000 JPY. 

 

 

Ohi Chozaemon X (Ohi Toshiro) (1927- ) 

As the Tenth generation Ohi Chozaemon, he connate the Ohi ware family share out, which was a traditional schematic of producing tea pottery hold up the feudal government period.

Rapid the side, he presented presentday displayed works that had adoptive a modern feel in exhibitions, mainly the Japan Fine Subject Exhibition. He continued to joke chosen for prizes and accept awards, becoming active as spiffy tidy up central artisan in the Adorn Fine Arts Exhibition.
He uses loftiness name, "10th Generation Ohi Chozaemon" for his traditional Ohi on the alert works.

However, he uses rendering name he had before fulfil succession as it is, "Ohi Toshiro," on works such despite the fact that the ones he displays turn a profit the Japan Fine Arts Display and other related works, emotive the two names apart free yourself of each other. 

- the highest appraised market value of art was over 3,000,000 JPY. 

 

  

 

Okuda Eisen (1753-1811) 

Maruya Moemon was born to smashing family that had run span pawn shop in Kyoto target generations.

He ran the parentage business until he was 35, when he left it resolve his son in order secure pursue his passion for porcelain. He built a kiln arraignment the grounds of Kennin-ji shrine, and began making unique earthenware. From 1781-1789 he succeeded put it to somebody creating the first pieces shambles Kyo ware.
He along with ruler understudy, Aoki Mokubei, and following generation of understudies, Takahashi Dohachi and Ogata Shuhei, are believed the fathers of Kyo china ceramics.
His most famous products were Gosuakae, but other than dump Sometsuke, and Koji ware be cautious about among his eminent works.

Misstep made a wide variety business ceramics including dishes and several ceramics for use in circadian life, as well as form utensils, teapots, and other sencha tools.
Furthermore, seals of engraved signatures such as "Eisen" and "Riku Katayama" from this time turn still exist, but there lookout currently no existing ceramics make sense Maruya Moemon's seal.

Because conjure this, he is thought be relevant to have not used a seal.

- the highest appraised market valuation of art was over 6,000,000 JPY.

 

 

 

Otagaki Rengetsu (1791-1875)

She was neat as a pin Buddhist nun who is generally regarded as one of loftiness greatest Japanese poets of excellence 19th century.

She was adoptive at a young age overstep the Otagaki family. It deference said that she didn’t survive a happy life because she lost her adoptive father coupled with five brothers from illness. She married, but her husband convulsion soon after. She remarried on the other hand lost this husband too steer clear of illness after only four lifetime, as well as her sour son and three young posterity.

She joined the temple Chion-in and became a nun, alluring Rengetsu ("Lotus Moon") as come together Buddhist name. She made earthenware inscribed with her poems sign up a spike in order abolish make a living. Fortunately bunch up products became popular and she became very wealthy. However she continued to live a uncomplicated life. She donated a weak amount of money during unmixed famine in the 1850’s plus devoted herself to saving rectitude poor late in life.

- the highest appraised market costing of art was over 1,000,000 JPY.

 

 

 

 

Raku Chojiro (?-1589)

Raku Chojiro
A counterpart of Ayame and Hikuni, sand was the founder of Raku style of pottery (Raku ware), which was hand molded externally the use of a china wheel. He made the Raku pottery studio with Tanaka Soke, as well as Joke plus Somi who were Soke’s choice.

It is said that Chojiro’s wife was Somi’s daughter.
Chojiro enthusiastic a new style of china, which was inspired by righteousness ideas of Rikyu, famous in the thick of the general public. This swipe is also known as “raku chawan“ (hand molded tea bowl) with its origins stemming unearth Raku pottery.
Raku ware has tight roots in a firing fashion of Chinese (Ming dynasty) tri-colored glazed pottery, which has grassy, yellow, sky blue and embrown colored glaze.
However, Chojiro stopped inspiring such colors in his output.

His chawan just has coalblack or red glaze, emphasizing say publicly color of Juraku red soil. You can see Rikyu’s be given reflected in Chojiro’s monotone coloration works.
The tea bowls were position avant-garde of the time. Chojiro came up with new encypher of value, unintended beauty, bypass reducing the number of splendour and luxuriousness to the chief limit in the works.
Nobody knows when Chojiro started making chawan, however, an old document patrician ‘Tennojiya-kaki (1580) (a record show signs of a tea ceremony meeting)’ mentions ‘hatanosoritatsu-chawan’, meaning the outwardly increasing (everted) lip or rim chief a tea bowl, which quite good considered to be an aka-raku (red-glazed) chawan named ‘Doseiji’ required by Chojiro.
Furthermore, there is neat as a pin mention of ‘Soeki (Sen pollex all thumbs butte Rikyu)-gata (shape) no (of) chawan (tea bowl) (shape of Soeki like)’ in a scene treat a tea ceremony party hosted by the tea ceremony owner Nakabo Gengo in an brace document ‘Matsuya-kaiki’ from 1586, which is considered to be chawan made by Chojiro.

However, class record appeared one time unique. Subsequently, Chojiro’s chawan started proforma referred to as ‘Imayaki chawan (modern tea bowl)’, ‘Juraku-yaki chawan (tea bowl made of Juraku clay)’ in the document. Business is considered that Chojiro’s entirety became famous amongst the habitual public around the year.
Although haunt of Chojiro’s works were chawan, he also made flat bowls, incense burners, shishi statues soar etc, however, they were progress rare.

Chojiro’s chawan can distrust classified roughly into a embargo shaping types. For example, blue blood the gentry Rikyu-type chawan is very unsophisticated and efficiently made, typified insensitive to kuro raku chawan `oguro`,
aka raku chawan ‘muichimotsu’ and ‘tarobo’. On the other hand, on every side was an asymmetrical type, discontented the balance between the apart and left side of nobleness bowl intentionally like kuro raku chawan ‘shunkan’ and `omokage`.
In adding up, there were kuro raku chawan, for example `mukiguri`, which has a square shape between picture rim and the hip (near the bottom) and Aka raku chawan, like ‘dojoji’, which give something the onceover made in a similar organized to Koetsu’s art.
Chojiro’s family was working at his raku china studio, however, Chojiro did yell put his signature on fulfil works.

It is difficult feign distinguish Chojiro’s own works yield his family’s. Therefore Sokei’s at an earlier time Jokei’s works were considered Chojiro’s works as well.

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This is ground there exist different types look up to chawan.

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The Second Raku - Jokei (1561-635)

Sons of Tanaka Sokei, Somi and Shozaemon were Jokei’s brothers. Jokei was running character raku pottery studio with Chojiro, Sokei and Somi.

There, no problem taught Honami Koetsu, the ploy of making raku ware.
It assessment considered that the success most recent Jokei’s works appeared after greatness death of Chojiro, establishing decency solid foundations of raku hypersensitive, which are carried through come into contact with the present day and rectitude fame of the raku descent name.
The rapport between the families of Rikyu, Chojiro and Sokei continued even after the harakiri (ritual suicide) of Rikyu.

Make sure of the death of Rikyu, Shoan, a son of Rikyu, with the addition of the Toyotomi government took him into custody in the Aizu area. It is believed cruise Jokei went to pick him up from Aizu when depiction government granted Shoan bail.
Not wriggle after, Shoan revived ‘Senke’, honourableness tea ceremony school. On say publicly other hand, Joke established magnanimity Raku family name.
Thanks to Honami Koetsu’s talks with the Tokugawa general family, the Tokugawa boss Raku families created close relationship.

Tokugawa the 2nd Hidetada gave Jokei the word of ‘Raku’ as his family name, so Jokei made ‘raku’ seals, them as his pottery write off as. Because of these reasons, rank successive Raku family head took over ‘Kichizaemon’, Jokei’s artist name.
Jokei began to make his burn to a crisp new style based on Chojiro’s Rikyu-style tea bowls.
At that time and again, Furuta Oribe, who was individual of the Rikyu-Nanatetsu, the septet disciples of Sen no Rikyu, was the most famous contrive ceremony master.

Tea bowls unchanging by Oribe had a fearless distorted shape or decorativeness. Scheduled was the exact opposite stick to the Rikyu style. Jokei was quick incorporate Oribe’s style feel painful his art, making raku chawan have a distorted shape atmosphere decorativeness as well. He as well invented Koro-yu, a Jokei-style creamy glaze.

It was preferably pathetic as a glaze for ”koro” (incense burner).
Jokei’s black glaze, denominated “kase-yu”, has a smooth godliness mat black color like Chojiro’s glaze. Most of Jokei’s chawan was unglazed around the “Kodai” (foot of the tea bowl) which is called “tsuchi-mise“ (~clay look), and does not put on a “Tokin” (sharp point) injure the center of the “Kodai”, although lots of Chojiro’s chawan have a “Tokin”.

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The 3rd Raku - Donyu, also Nonko (1599-1656)

Donyu, who was Jokei’s foremost son (Doraku being the 2nd) and a 2nd generation Raku-family descendant, went by the nom de plume or artist name Kichibe take care of Kichizaemon during his life, even, many people call him unresponsive to his nickname ‘Nonko’.

Nobody simply knows when Donyu began china making, however, he had generous time to learn pottery wean away from his father, Jokei, and it’s thought that he also knowledgeable it from Honami Koetsu (a famous potter).
Donyu tried to bring out a new raku ware proportion based on Rikyu-style tea bowls while incorporating his style pointer early Edo period trends.
It was considered that Koetsu developed magnanimity art style of Donyu.
The outlook ‘Honamikojoki’, written by Kosa, who was Koetsu’s adopted child, spreadsheet Koho, Koetsu’s grandson, says guarantee Donyu was the best mess about or a, having exceptional skills and creature a descendant of the Raku family, handed his tea bowls down to his offspring be pleased about them to learn the Raku family craft.
The document tells wander Koetsu had a high give your decision of Donyu.
However, it was dense for Donyu to overcome government financial difficulties even though agreed was the best potter now the Raku pottery workshop was not oficial pottery workshop spectacle Tokugawa during the feudal previous.

There are clear differences amidst Chojiro’s tea bowls and Donyu’s tea bowls.
Chojiro’s tea bowls own acquire a mat black glaze, beckon the other hand many make stronger Donyu’s tea bowls have dinky glossy black glaze and wish for sometimes furnished with ornaments.
Donyu’s contrive bowls are also bigger, still, thinner than Chojiro’s tea bowls.

Chojiro’ bowls seem serious, reserved and reserved, without flashy equipment while having a consistent star as. On the other hand, Donyu’s tea bowls impress one operate a sense of freedom school in terms of artistic expression duct flashiness, as Donyu likes allot decorate his bowls and produce them stand out.

There is resourcefulness opinion that the nickname ‘Nonko’ originated from a flower urn which was gifted to Donyu from Sen no Sotan (a grandson of Sen no Rikyu).

Sotan named the vase Nonko (possible meaning: self‐renunciation). Every offend he went to visit Donyu, he would say ‘I suppose going to see Nonko’, which might mean that Nonko was his nickname for Donyu.
It anticipation also said the nickname ‘Nonko’ originated from the early Nigerian period hairstyle trend ‘nonko’.

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The Fourth Raku - Ichinyu (1640-1696)

Ichinyu’s wife was the daughter work the maki-e painter, Kumagaya Muneaki (Soukan), and they lived accelerated to her family home rationalize a time during the Kanbun era.

For a while, perform and his wife were impotent to bear any children, nevertheless when he was 23 lifetime old, they had a adolescence (Ichigen) and in addition, they adopted a boy (Sounyu) punishment Kariganeya Sanemon. After that, they had a daughter, Otsu (Myotsu), who later became Sounyu’s mate. There was a period faux time when Ichigen was enchanted in by the Raku parentage, and there are also papers of Ichigen and Sounyu incidental Ichinyu to Ise where lighten up had shine work as distinctive onshi.

In the 4th yr of the Genroku era (1691), Sounyu received the family heirloom, shaved his head, and at odds his name to Ichinyu. Ichigen left the Raku family boss opened a Raku yaki kiln (later Tamamizu yaki) at coronet mother’s hometown in Yamashironokuni Tamamizu. In the 9th year worry about the Genroku era, Ichinyu in a good way at the age of 57.

Ichinyu was young when sand took over the family label and he was influenced saturate his father, Dounyu. His sonorous work was typically thin get the gist large figures and has solid cuts such as recesses. Subdue, in the later years, tiara style returned to a give directions more like Chojiro. The size of his tea bowls became small and the signature recesses were nowhere in sight.

Method course, there were numerous standpoints from which to learn Chojiro’s style, which was the make happen of Raku yaki, but provision is thought that society’s taste at the time of recurrent to Rikyu was largely get in touch with the background of the give back to Chojiro. The 3rd harvest of the Genroku era was the 100th anniversary of Rikyu, so the movement to review Rikyu’s ideas and the Asian tea ceremony became more in a deep sleep, and the desire for air strike that Rikyu used became salient.

The times brought a send to Rikyu, and Chojiro’s devise bowls, which strongly drew evade Rikyu’s ideas, must also suppress become desirable to people improve. The red color of distinction “vermilion glaze”, a characteristic rivalry Ichinyu’s representative glaze which appears as if it is free up due to the foodstuff of the copper in high-mindedness black glaze, has already antique seen in Dounyu tea bowls, but Ichinyu was the primary to complete it is makeover a glaze technique.

In added to, compared to Dounyu’s abstract portrait, Ichinyu was the one who started to paint more concretely. It is also said put off Ichinyu was the one who began to write notes deal with the tea bowl boxes himself.

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The Fifth Raku - Sonyu (1664-1716)

Sonyu was the son supporting Sanemon, who ran a draper's shop Kariganeya, and was adoptive by Ichinyu at the breed of 2.

He eventually wedded conjugal Ichinyu's daughter (Ozu). His new name was Heishiro, and forbidden was later renamed Sokichi. Ogata Korin and Ogata kenzan were his cousins, and his great-grandmother was Honami Koetsu's sister. Ichigen was his brother-in-law who was 2 years older, and Sonyu took over as the purpose of the family at dissipate 28, retired at age 45, and passed away at dissipate 53.

Between 1688 and 1695, he wrote "Sonyu Monjo," which contained 2 sets of hulk on the Raku family countryside 1 family tree of nobility Raku family, with his priest Ichinyu. This is the senior written document on the race of the Raku family. Sonyu succeeds Ichinyu as the mind of the family around 1691, but 100 years had before now passed since the passing leverage Chojiro.

Naturally, it was comely difficult to recall facts exaggerate the past, and there oxidation have been a need tell off organize the family tree conj at the time that assuming the name of Kichizaemon. In addition, there may as well have been a need come into contact with write these documents because Sonyu's brother-in-law Ichigen left the Raku family in 1688 and correlative to his mother's home hold back Tamamizu, Ide to create Tamamizu ware.

During the Genroku span, which Sonyu lived through, glory Rinpa school, which is minuscule by Korin and kenzan gift features elegant decorations and designs, was favored, but as reward father Ichinyu did, Sonyu afire himself to Chojiro tea bowls, which did not have adornments. This may be related border on Japanese tea ceremony trends wrap up the time returning to Rikyu's idea of wabi-cha in memorialisation of the 100th anniversary star as Rikyu's death.

In contrast thoroughly Donyu's modern shapes, Sonyu's begrimed tea bowls are much extra reserved, as they do very different from contain decorative colors that resign yourself to out and are formed go a small base with sides that have been wrapped heavily with matte black Kase shellac and deep bases by decency sides. However, what is manifest when considering Sonyu's creative proceeding is that he is reconstructing Chojiro's essence from his intimate perspective, rather than imitating Chojiro's tea bowls.

To be physically powerful, the "Kase glaze," which decay a black glaze that resembles the a steel kettle zigzag has lost its luster, go over the main points wonderful because it is splendid glaze that has evolved befit Sonyu's own by capturing glory austerely refined expression of Chojiro's black matte through Sonyu's tactless.

When Sonyu was 50 mature old, he created a periodical of 200 black Raku devise bowls to commemorate reaching that age. This series, which go over called "Kishi Chawan" based carry on that year's sexagenary cycle, evenhanded one of his most unforgettable works. "Kimo" and "Umegoromo" sort out other examples of black Raku tea bowls.

In terms love the red Raku tea bowls, many have a fine crackleware and a slightly white placid appearance. There is a nationalized range, as some were aqueous well in the kiln instruction underwent changes to their colouration and shape during firing. Grandeur representative red Raku tea bowls include "Fukujuso" and "Fuku clumsy Kami."

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The Sixth Raku - Sanyu (1685-1739)

Born as the in the second place son of Odaya Kahei, fiasco became the son-in-law of Sonyu.

His original name was Sokichi, and he was later renamed Yoshiakira. His family home was in a town called Nijo Higashiiri, in Ajikoji, Kyoto Prefecture. It is still unknown just as exactly he joined the Raku family as well as culminate specific relations with them. Access 1708, as Sonyu retired, Yoshiakira married Sonyu's daughter Myoshu, crucial took over the highly august position as 6th generation Kichizaemon (tea bowl artisan).
In 1728, Yoshiakira retired at age 44, transient on the Omotensenke 6th procreation tea ceremony school to fulfil eldest son, Sanyu.

At probity time, Sanyu was only 15 years old. Yoshiakira produced go to regularly works in retirement, and insert 1728 he handmade his Fiftieth bowl, the "Ryuhou 50th". In a moment after in 1733, he stop by a series of bowls oversight called the "Sanyu 200", which is said to be titanic ode to Sanyu. This focus consists of 200 red gift black bowls, each one corollary has its own individual quality.

Each tea bowl has anachronistic named by the 7th day Omotensenke school, and all touch on which are prized among stew masters. The engraving on hip bath cup has been recorded, refuse is still visible to that day.
Sanyu studied the work free yourself of the famous Raku family bowls, and also those of Koetsu and Setoguro. This is slim by Sanyu's own rational advance and excellent workmanship, such reorganization his use of the divide to form the shape draw round the bowls in the look of the calligrapher and journeyman Koetsu, which can be unique to in his Amagumo (rain cloud) collection within the museum.
Sanyu decline renowned for his ability unexpected create a new, fresh, open style of pottery that crowd together only positively explored the disadvantages within the Raku family encrypt, but also incorporates aspects do too much his different upbringing.
In general, Sanyu's bowls have very unique bear distinctive characteristics in the delineation on the base of influence bowl, for example, a solid spatula mark or finer etchings.

Sanyu's black glaze bowls esoteric a more rigid style, submit some also had a little blue tinge, others were come after fused some had a burnished finish; similar to that accord the skin of the citrus fruit Yuzu.
Many of the ribbon bowls have an opaque, misty glaze to them, and regarding are also many with systematic soft, gentle appearance.

There aim also bowls on which stumpy sketches have been drawn care a faint brush stroke, which may be one of decency new aspects that never existed before.

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The Seventh Raku - Chonyu (1714-1770)

Born as the first son of the 6th reproduction Sanyu, he took over whereas the head of the descent and didn't retire until detonation 49, later passing away energy age 57.

Since taking shape this new role, he contrived tirelessly making pottery and pottery for 40 years. His recent name was Sokichi, and he was later renamed Eisei.

After Chojiro afoot on the Raku tea bowls, they were followed up from one side to the ot potters Jokei and Donyu jab give them a more extra decorative effect, changing them perfectly drastically.

During the era distinctive Ichiiri and Sonyu, there was a return to to class Chojiro tea bowl, a outmoded by tea master Rikyu. Anon after, this bowl gets passed on to Chonyu, who was active during the middle be a devotee of the Edo period, via Sanyu, who was able to eagerly use the concept of moldability in his work.

During the possession of Chonyu, the Senke kinsfolk, which began from the Rikyu line, split into 3 screen families and began to thrive, establishing themselves into the Iemoto family system, and spreading description tea ceremony to the municipality like never before.

The interior Edo period displayed a strong and matured cultural foundation, tag which Chonyu could enjoy practised long 40-year career of ceramics, deepening his cultural exchanges truthful Iemoto and tea masters, much as Joshinsai Sousa, Ittou Soushitsu, Jikisai Soushu, and Kawakami Fuhaku. Chonyu could apply a habitual Raku style to his snuff out tea bowls, fully expressing that time period in his employment, and exhibiting the tendency near a formalized bowl shape.

Pop into was around this time rove the mouth of the stew bowls started to undulate mean a mountain, and this gave rise for the opportunity happen next develop this feature into marvellous formalized style referred to orangutan the "Gogaku", the generic locution for a series of cinque mountains. Needless to say, take is no style called greatness "Gogaku" within the Chojiro reasoning of tea bowls, and prestige formalization within these traditional styles has been fixed within interpretation tea ceremony society since excellence end of the Edo spell.

This type of fixation has nothing to do with decency underlying spirit of the Raku tea bowls.

The appeal of Chonyu's pottery is not in warmth formalized style, but in loom over large size, its slightly thicker structure, and its solid, courageous presence. Chonyu's style of beverage bowls do not have representation strong individual style like sovereign father Sanyu's did, but thoroughgoing seems Chonyu's gentle style comment a reflection of Nagairi's fragment good personality along with prestige stable social climate of say publicly middle Edo period.

Like top father, Chonyu also occasionally drippy the spatula to garnish wreath works with some decoration. Exceptional glossy black was the higher color of glaze for loftiness tea bowls, and the swart tone is similar to wander of black lacquer. The out glaze has several different skin varieties, ranging from a set free light to very deep.

Into the bargain, the sculptures and figures specialization the incense container and position Raku family Buddhist altar, supposed by the "Statue of Reverence Nichiren", exhibit the finesse as a result of special precision engraving, said farm be a unique characteristic dig up Nagairi's work.

The Omotesenke 7th propagation Joshinsai enjoyed the Tamanoe (lit.

"ball drawing") decoration on form bowls, and created many writings actions that exhibit such design, use example, the "Fukurokuju" black Tamanoe cylindrical Raku tea bowl, nobility Takenoe black Raku tea move, the red Raku tea cavern, the God of Longevity (Juroujin) red Raku tea bowl (of the Fushin'An Tearoom in character Omotesenke Iemoto Grounds, Kyoto Prefecture), as well as the verdant glazed elephant incense holder, leadership Statue of Saint Nichiren, suggest the Zushi; a small chiffonier with double doors used incite the nobility to store books and other important Buddhist sutras.

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The Eigth Raku - Tokunyu (1745-1774)

He was born as rectitude eldest son of Chonyu, greatness 7th head.

He was entitled Sokichi at birth and of course was later renamed Eisei. Without fear inherited the headship at 18, but when his father Chonyu passed away when he was 26, he also passed full of twists and turns the headship to his lesser brother Sojiro (later Ryonyu), who was 15, because he locked away a weak constitution.

He exchanged his name to Sabe remarkable retired. He never married last passed away at the verdant age of 30. The honour "Tokunyu" was given to him on the occasion of interpretation 25th memorial service to government passing, and his posthumous designation was changed to "Kengiin Tokunyu Nippu Koji."
As Tokunyu fell field at a young age, elegance was the head for pollex all thumbs butte more than about nine maturity, and even if we interpret that he continued to be pottery until his death, say publicly period was short and Tokunyu's number of works is leadership smallest in the family's description.

Moreover, since Tokunyu's works in addition from his youth, he was not able to properly come into being his own individuality or inventiveness, but they are already hard-wearing as chawan (teabowls).
Many of representation chawan reveal a strong command from his father Chonyu, highest we can also sense no matter how he sought to learn evade the Rikyi-style Chojiro chawan, which could be termed the fact of Rake chawan.

This admiration particularly evident in his most excellent chawan, and we may common sense an innocence in the youngish, honest attitude with which do something tried to come to footing with the spirit of plan and the Raku chawan disagree such a young age.
He as well made black Raku chawan ditch were exceptionally well-made as chawan, as can be seen concern his "Joban" and the Kamenoe chawan "Mandai no tomo." On the contrary, it does not seem go his black glaze achieved brush up original quality, so it task probable that he used picture glaze of his father Chonyu.
Representative works include the aforementioned "Joban" and "Mandai no tomo," chimpanzee well as some red chawan that give off an mood of innocence.

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The Ninth Raku - Ryonyu (1756-1834)

Ryonyu was say publicly second son of Chonyu, position seventh generation head.

Because empress elder brother, Tokunyu the ordinal generation, was in poor uneven, Ryonyu inherited the head tablets the household at age 15. From that point on take steps led a long life crafting ceramics, until his passing watch over the age of 79. Subside lost his father at descent 15, his elder brother go rotten 19, and when he was 33, all of the family's works since the time pay no attention to Chojiro were lost in rectitude Great Tenmei Fire (also state as ‘Donguri Yake’ the Acorn Blaze) that burned most trip Kyoto and Kamigyo to dignity ground.

The following year proscribed also lost his wife, distinguished at age 49 he absent his eldest son, who was 18 at the time. Ryonyu did not succumb to loftiness many misfortunes he encountered regardless, as he completed the suite of 200 tea bowls leadership year after his brother's contract killing, and in the year later the great fire, he drop 200 tea bowls to celebrate the bicentennial anniversary of blue blood the gentry passing of Chojiro.

He accustomed major assistance from the Senke school, in particular Sotsutakusai, influence eighth generation head of nobility Omotesenke. Ryonyu laid a verify foundation for the Raku domicile, and would eventually earn elevate from the people for restorative the family to its find glory. In addition to ruler ceramics, he exhibited talent disintegrate many other fields, studying rime, calligraphy art, divination, Shinto, president other subjects.

In his late years, he built a council house to retire at in Ishiyama, Omi (present day Shiga Prefecture), where he enjoyed fishing explode other hobbies while continuing secure produce works. His works learning Ishiyama included many engraved verses. Ryonyu's style underwent significant oscillations throughout his life, and by reason of he changed his seal, raise is possible to estimate birth dates of his works.

Interpretation seal he used from distinction time he inherited the kinship name until it was departed in the great fire saunter occurred in the eighth best of the Tenmei period (ages 15-33) is known as ‘Hizen-in (the Pre-Fire Seal)’. The Focal point Seal was what he so used until his retirement (ages 34-56), upon which he old ‘Inkyo-in (the Retirement Seal)’ passing away (ages 57-79).

Onetime glimpses of his unique essay can already be seen mass his Pre-Fire chawan bowls, excellence Middle Seal period is considering that Ryonyu truly comes into her majesty own. While honoring the Cardinal years of Raku chawan customs that began with Chojiro, Ryonyu changed the course of sheltered style to a new decorative form that can be designated as innovative.

Ryonyu focused become visible spatula scraping, one of goodness unique characteristics found in verve molded bowls and sought smashing shape that the spatula could create. The name "Gandoken" was awarded to Ryonyu and blue blood the gentry Raku Tea House by Ryoryosai, the 9th generation head make famous Omotesenke, and later in struggle Ryonyu would adopt the name of Ryojorojin (the aged traveler).

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The Tenth Raku - Tannyu (1795-1854)

9th generation, Ryonyu's second jointly.

His father, Ryonyu retired win the age of 56, on the contrary since his older brother acceptably young, Tannyu succeeded as interpretation family head at the lifetime of 17. He retired urge the age of 51 instruct changed his name to Tannyu, taking the "Tan" character overexert Soutan from the Omotesen race 10th generation Kyukosai.

Tannyu standing the Kishu Tokugawa family came to have a deeper joining than ever before. In excellence second year of the Bunsei era when Tannyu was 25 years old, the 10th interval of the Kishu Tokugawa Lord Harutomi opened an Oniwa Yaki / Kairakuen kiln, bear along with the Omotesen 9th generation Ryoryosai and queen father, Ryonyu, they established character kiln and made many mechanism.

It is interesting to make a recording that a diary that Tannyu wrote at this time, baptized "Tannyu Diary", still remains trip holds a detailed account chivalrous leaving Kyoto, the kiln artefact, as well as daily conferences with the lord, and much, so the state of account at the time is toss understood. Since then, he over and over again traveled to Kishu and while in the manner tha he was 32 years allround, he received a signature infer the character "raku" from Nobleman Harutomi and he made not in use his own seal.

At lose one\'s train of thought time, he made many bring about bowls, circulated this "Hairyo-in (bestowed seal)", and on the boxes he wrote, "bestowed letters hit upon Kichizaemon from the first building of late winter in nobility year of the dog (The eleven signs of the Asiatic zodiac)." In addition, he along with served when Kishu Tokugawa Ordinal generation, Lord Nariyuki opened ending Oniwa Yaki / Seineiken kiln, and besides Raku, he idea copies of Hagi, Karatsu, Oribe, Shino, and more.

During that time, he used a honour that had "Seinei" written energy it. Tannyu's style was erudite from his father, Ryonyu's advance of modeling with a hawkshaw, and shows various clever uses of the spatula. In desirable, the tastes of the fit together Edo period and his stop thinking about with the Kishu Tokugawa cover are reflected in his lobby group, and he also incorporated styles from Kuni Yaki (Kuni Yaki indicates Japanese ware except connote Seto ware) tea bowls specified as Mino Yaki and Karatsu Yaki not seen in Raku Yaki before, as well by the same token Kourai (Korean) tea bowls, esoteric more.

For example, on spruce Koudai (a foot part), patch strongly chiseling away with straight spatula, portions such as influence Koudai-tatamitsuki are given detailed skin which expresses detailed nuances model insect bites and chipping. Likewise, he used various seals, forward by tracing each one rank works' time and background stool be understood. He even imposture a tea bowl called, "Su-in (multiple seals)", which is studded with the marks of these seals.

By season, there were various seals such as glory "Zen-in (former seal)" (also hollered Ki-raku seal) he used funding taking his name, the "bestowed seal" he used around blue blood the gentry period of the bestowed dialogue in the 9th year allround the Bunsei era, the "Inkyo-in (retirement seal)" he used fend for taking residence, and the "Nenki-in (death anniversary seal)" from Kyukousai's writing used in the Ordinal year of the Tenpo vintage for Chojirou's 250th anniversary.

Spontaneous addition, the Raku family Faith altar is decorated with keen sitting figure of Rikyu mady by Tannyu.

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The Eleventh Raku - Keinyu (1817-1902)

Born as position third son of Naohachi Ogawa, a sake brewer from Tamba Province, in what is fashionable Kokubu, Chitose-cho in Kameoka Get, Kyoto Prefecture.

He first went by the name Sokichi, promote he was later renamed Yoshitsura. At the age of 11, he was adopted by Tannyu X, later taking Tannyu's damsel Myokoku as his wife. Maw the age of 29, oversight succeeded Tannyu as patriarch most recent the family, taking the reputation Kichizaemon. At the age shambles 55 he went into withdrawal, and passed away at 86.

His period as an mulish ceramicist was second only enhance Ryonyu IX. He was along with interested in poetry, calligraphy see, above all, was a bruised devotee of tea ceremony. Rokurokusai, the 11th headmaster of rectitude Omotesenke school, bestowed upon him the highest title of "kaiden." Keinyu lived in an generation of change as the Nigerian Period gave way to nobleness Meiji Era, when the Caesarism restored imperial rule.

This was a painful time, where normal culture such as tea formality went into decline, buffeted hard the Europeanization policies of primacy new regime during the alleged Rokumeikan era. Even the attitude of the school was strained to rely on the aid of a wealthy regional protester. Rokurokusai himself spent a major period of time with affluent patrons, first in Hagi therefore in Bizen, etc., where appease spread tea ceremony into goodness regions.

Keinyu joined Rokurokusai tabled Hagi, and during their delay staying there the former aided the latter. Keinyu also begeted works at Hagi-ware kilns. Top works from this era protract Hagi bowls, incense containers challenging pitchers. At the age pray to 38, a blaze that began in the Kyoto Palace debauched all but one of description Raku-ware storehouses.

Nevertheless, Keinyu dealt with these many misfortunes cream great fortitude. He went breadth to create a wide wear of works, ranging from bowls to plates and pots, thanks to well as utensils for kaiseki, tea-ceremony dishes, and tea rite. This cemented him as reschedule of the great masters fringe Donyu and Ryonyu. An sweetheart of the creativity of these two masters, Keinyu's style levelheaded one of consummate balance put forward exquisite decorations created with spatulas.

On the whole, many clever Keinyu's bowls are delicate service compact, some of which blank amongst the smallest works waning all generations. This is rebuff doubt a reflection of say publicly era, which was far brazen from the opulent heyday delightful tea ceremony. However, this obey also an expression of Keinyu's personal approach to the constitution of tea ceremony, which be active diligently performed in his dismal home.

At times he tended toward sweeping grandeur, with unblended powerful style; at other era his style shifted toward copperplate refined, restrained elegance. Throughout king life, he regularly changed enthrone seal, and his works stare at be loosely divided between these periods. From when he took over the Raku school torture the age of 29 undetermined he faced the great devotion at age 38, he scruffy a spiderweb seal (initial seal) which was penned by Daiko Soken of Daitoku Temple.

Afterward, from the age of 38 until he retired at 55, he used a seal hailed Dong Qichang (middle seal). Keinyu was well versed in writing and was a great darling of the works of Sound Qichang. From the age business 55 until his death send up 86, he used the Shiroraku seal (retirement seal). Other seals he used include "Tenka-ichi," graceful seal commemorating the 250th call of the passing of Jokei, a seal from Nishi-honganji Temple's Rozan-ware called "Untei," and spick Raku seal in cursive fons et origo (Kishu official seal).

His rep works include black Raku bowls named "Irifune" and "Taiku," far-out Shiroraku bowl named "Shiohi" perch a large goose-shaped incense bowl.

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The Twelveth Raku - konyu (1857-1932)

Born as the first curiosity of Keinyu, Raku the Eleventh.

Inherits the family estate parallel age 15, passes the big bucks to his eldest son Seinyu at age 63 and retires. He dies at age 76. Konyu is said to hold had a mild temperament subject exerted all his effort unmixed the survival of the Raku family. He enjoyed poem, existing led a secluded life turnup for the books the summer house in Ishiyama in Shiga Prefecture, indulged unimportant person art as he created potteries.

He has left many metrical composition such as "as I do around with soil, my 76th autumn arrives", "time has just as and the Tsurushi-gaki (dried persimmon) has changed form" (at significance day when take the tonsure). All of which conveys wreath honest feelings, the scenery insinuate the Omikonan, and the wide-eyed and good-natured character of glory old Konyu.

Konyu, like sovereign father Keinyu, grew up bear out a time after the Meiji restoration period when the beverage ceremony was in decline, beam thus, must have struggled set in motion his twenties when there were few demands for tea bowls made by the Raku coat. Reflecting such realities, Konyu solitary started to produce his concoctions when he was around 25 years old.

In Meiji 23, when he was 34 majority old, he created 300 get tea bowls with his cleric Keinyu on the 300th festival of Chojiro's death. It seems like from that point forrader, the tea ceremonies seem enhance have gained renewed energy. Konyu started to produce many get flustered, and this did not peaceful down after he retired, predominant thus he has many shop under his belt.

His genre did not change throughout king life, but he has anachronistic inspired by Ryonyu the Ordinal in his use of excellent spatula and has made authorization his own by showing dissimilar ways to show off picture spatula technique. He has coined many round and soft separate from and has uniquely carved confine the spatula technique.

Due count up the decline of tea ceremonies, the tea bowls are entire quite small. He uses excellence glossy black Raku glaze submit the makuyu glaze (curtain glaze), there is a white Jakatsuyu (snake's scale glaze) peaks give somebody their cards at the end of decency makuyu glaze. Additionally, a crystalline yellowish glaze called the "Kihageyu (yellow bold glaze)" is as well used, and a technique which scatters several symbols called "Su-in" is used, elevating the model of the work.

The wellbroughtup Raku glaze is interesting radiate that the work changes add on the oven through oxidization wallet reduction. In the period racket Kichizaemon, a raku-in called "Hachiraku-in" by Ishikawa Jozan, it was made at the same ahead he created the 300 hatch bowls with his father while in the manner tha he was 34 years pull the wool over somebody's eyes on the 300th anniversary hint at Chojiro's death, and at that time, the 11th Omotesenke Rokurokusai’s raku-in used calligraphy, and equate his retirement, in Tokugawa Yorimichi’s “Inkyo-in”, others, asked by Fushiminomiya he used Fushiminomiya Sadanaru Shinno’s raku-in and also used “Gyoka-in” which was a hairyo-in disseminate the Nishi-honganji.

His works embody, “Juga” which is a sooty raku teacup with a hold of the crescent moon which was a gift for top wife, “Kihai” and “Momijinonishiki” which are red raku teacups coined for the 300th anniversary muster Chojiro’s death.

- the highest appraised market value of art was over 6,000,000 JPY.

   

 

The Thirteenth Raku - Seinyu (1887-1944)

Born as primacy eldest son of Konyu who was 12th generation in king family.

His birth name was Sokichi, and he was following renamed Yoshihide. In 1919, stylishness succeeded the family at regard 33 after Konyu retired. Neat 1944, he died without reserved at age 58. Seinyu prized tea ceremony from the piercing of his heart and acted upon hard for the prosperity make acquainted the culture of the brew ceremony. He published a heap of research journals on hatch ceremony called "Sado seseragi" betwixt 1935 and 1942, which was a groundbreaking attempt for both research on tea ceremony bid enlightenment, and to this age the importance of the suffice of its research and excellence documents are still highly reputed.

Additionally, he energized tea observance as the head of interpretation Senkejishoku (ten craftsmen related dare the tea ceremony) by lease tea ceremonies every sixth cause a rift of the month (eve snare the day of Chojiro's death) and he even held acquaintance two days before his get. Other than tea ceremony, sand also enjoyed haiku (Japanese poetry), drawing, and Noh theater.

Settle down also enjoyed classic Chinese facts and in particular he pretentious Teranishi Kenzan's works and maintain equilibrium some of his own Asiatic poetry. He showed interest tear western art and it in your right mind said that he dreamed comment studying in France, and recognized is thought to have assumed French on his own.

He was close friends with ethics 12th Omotesenke, Seisai, and honourableness kanji for "Sein" in Seinyu was gifted by him. Former were harsh during Seisai's sicken. As the era changed reject Keinyu to Konyu, the pretend of tea ceremony also became more energetic, but with character First and Second World Wars he was unable to making charcoals for kiln in coronet later years.

In 1941 her highness eldest son Yoshihisa was mandatory during the Second World Combat and he was stationed arbitrate Manchuria. Seisai dies before Yoshihisa returns, but in such cycle of chaos and hardship, Seisai still protected the tradition accord Raku tea bowl and served an important role in ensuring it was passed down advice future generations.
His art style assay consevative and it is refurbish the traditional style of influence Raku tea bowl which was started by Chojiro.

It does not show much individual manufacture or variety, but he has been able to be composed through the traditional shape attention to detail the Raku tea bowls. That is especially apparent in climax research of glaze and take action continued his experiments by gathering ores from different regions. Description result of this lies confined the new glaze style, take precedence there are many works carry his that has this.

Cap works include Jakatsu-gusuri (snake's worthy glaze) which can be extraordinary in the black Raku mixture bowl called "Araiso", the midpoint glaze which uses ore non-native Mitsui Kashima mines, and rendering flower vase which uses primacy yakinuki baking method. Other surpass tea bowls, he enthusiastically mannered on making other tea festival tools such as pitchers, do well vases, and dishes, as be a bestseller as objects such as depiction statue of the god stir up longevity and Tenjin (Sugawara clumsy Michizane).

His works include ethics black Raku tea bowl dubbed "Araiso" and "Wakakusa", and unsympathetic baked incense burner in grandeur shape of a rabbit.

- greatness highest appraised market value admire art was over 6,000,000 JPY.

 

 

The Fourteenth Raku - Kakunyu (1918-1980)

Born as the eldest son in shape thirteenth generation Raku master Seinyu, his birth name was Yoshihisa but was later changed compute Sokichi.

He graduated from glory Tokyo Fine Arts School (now Tokyo University of the Arts) with a degree in figure in 1940. Afterwards, he mutual to his home province, pole with his father having heretofore passed away the year antecedent, he inherited the mantle rigidity Kichizaemon at the age most recent 28. Upon returning home, Kakunyu had to reestablish the Raku family and begin making crockery literally on his own.

Simulate was after 1955 that Kakunyu is thought to have honestly begun to display his pin down unique style.
In 1959, sharptasting produced one of his masterpieces, the black Raku tea ruin "Rinsho” Following this, he began exhibiting and gaining acclaim concerning his modern and figurative bits, beginning with a dual extravaganza with Eiraku Zengoro (Sokuzen) bank on 1964.

This was followed saturate his first solo exhibition plenty 1973 and, among others, practised trio exhibition titled "Ichi-raku Ni-hagi San-karatsu" with Miwa Kyuwa, Ordinal Miwa Kyusetsu - living state-run treasure in Hagi ware, final Nakazato Muan, 12th Nakazato Tarouemon – living national treasure efficient Karatsu ware, in 1975.

Encompass 1976, with the goal take off preserving and popularizing Raku hypersensitive, he donated all of character works and materials passed set down through the generations of rank Raku family and began qualification preparations for the establishment representative the Raku Museum. Following yoke years of construction, the Raku Museum opened in 1978, esoteric in the same year was recognized by the Agency call Cultural Affairs as the custodian of an intangible cultural abundance for which records ought hard by be preserved.

However, due inclination years of fatigue and overstrain both physically and mentally, Kakunyu suffered a heart attack unsubtle 1976 and passed away get out of lung cancer in 1980 favor the age of 63.
Kakunyu began his pottery career rearguard the end of World Battle II and studied sculpture incensed the Tokyo Fine Arts Secondary, where he cultivated an chaos and consciousness of the starting point of three-dimensional form and depiction figurative power of sculpture.

Set on fire what he learned there kind his fuel, he ushered difficulty a new era in Raku ware pottery. Kakunyu said station himself: "Tradition does not insinuate imitation. One must live deduct his own time and assemble his own world." For him, the key was not without more ado simply imitate a style, advocate copy or revive something. Authority key was to leave sponsorship of the era of one’s birth, and to take put off unique consciousness born from blue blood the gentry "now" in which one momentary and throw it into one's work.

His shaping by way of a spatula tool, clean up technique also used in carve, firmly and constructively captured rectitude frame of his tea bowls. Particularly, a modern artificiality assignment seen in many of potentate red tea bowls. His two-toned bowls created with various glazes and a contemporary sensibility, facial appearance transformations and speckles achieved vulgar playing with the heat go together with the kiln, and his vistas of kiln-induced color change were all new forms of Raku ware that hadn't previously existed.

This was not just unquestionable to his bowls, as new-fangled pieces can also be unique among his other tea works. His notable works include: leadership black Raku tea bowl "Rinsho"; the black Raku flat start bowl "Shiosai"; the red Raku tea bowls "Juei," "Sugikodachi," dominant "Aki no Yamaji"; and fastidious green-glazed water jar in depiction shape of a turban shell.

- the highest appraised market estimate of art was over 15,000,000 JPY.

    

 

The Fifteenth Raku - Jikinyu (1949-present)

Jikinyu, was born as Kakunyu’s eldest son of the Fourteenth generation of the Raku kinsfolk.

His childhood name was Mitsuhiro, and he later took loftiness name Sokichi.
After graduating dismiss the sculpture department of Yedo University of Arts in 1973, he went to Italy kindhearted study at the Accademia di Roma. During his stay timetabled Rome, he learned the direct of tea ceremony from Nojiri Tomoko. He returned to Archipelago from Italy in 1976 remarkable his father, Kakunyu, died unite years later.

The next period, Jikinyu was given the headline ‘Kichizaemon the 15th’.
His first unaccompanie exhibition commemorated the title Kichizaemon the 15th in 1983. Illegal presented his novel and advanced raku tea bowls and beer containers in his solo point a finger at "Tenmon" in 1990, making a-okay big impact on the existence of tea ceremonies and instrumentality art.

In 1997, he booked the overseas exhibition "Raku Excellent Dynasty of Japanese Ceramists" hurt Italy, France, and the Holland, and was the first profit introduce the Raku family novel in Europe, along with 50 of his own works.
In 2000, he was awarded the Singer of the Order of Discipline and Culture of France. Sight addition, he has received many awards, including the "Visiting Fellowship" at Princeton University, the Archipelago Ceramic Society Award, the City City Artistic Newcomer Award, nobility Kyoto Prefecture Culture Award, depiction Kyoto Art and Culture Trophy haul, the Japan Ceramic Society Money Prize, the MOA Okada Shokichi Award and the Excellence Confer, the 1st Oribe Award, ethics Mainichi Art Award, the Metropolis Prefecture Cultural Merit Award, coupled with the Kyoto City Cultural Good Award.

In addition to stoneware, he designed the "Raku Kichizaemon Hall" and a tea scope at the Sagawa Art Museum in Moriyama, Shiga Prefecture delight in 2007, and received 13 make-up and design awards, including loftiness 17th AACA Award (Japan Gathering of Architects and Designers). Tho' he felt it important determination keep the tradition of Raku ware that began from Chojiro, he started questioning the deal that had been with him since his days as unadorned young student at the Tokio University of Arts.

On July 8, 2019, his eldest toddler, Atsundo, inherited Raku Kichizaemon picture 16th from his father, Kichizaemon the 15th, who retired tiara title and changed his honour to Raku Jikinyu. His seller works are aka-raku teabowl 'Hanasen' and 'Jochuka', and kuro-raku teabowl 'Shungiku' and so on.

- integrity highest appraised market value be defeated art was over 6,000,000 JPY.

 

The Sixteenth Raku Kichizaemon (1981-present)

He was born in 1981 as picture eldest son of the Ordinal Kichizaemon.

His name is Atsundo.
He graduated from the department good deal sculpture of Tokyo Zokei Establishment. After studying in London, agreed returned to Japan and in motion working with Raku family.
Last crop, twelve tea bowls, Aka-raku bowls and Kuro-raku bowls, were professed at the "Universe in spruce Tea Bowl" exhibition held extra the County Museum of Blow apart, Los Angeles, the Hermitage Museum, St.

Petersburg, and the Poet Museum, Moscow, prior to their presentation in Japan. This agricultural show will be Atsuto's first awarding of his work in Gloss. He also participated in exhibitions as a curatorial advisor farm the Raku Museum of Unusual, and wrote commentaries on Raku's successive generations for the clear book "Teibon, Raku History".

 

 

Ri Masako (Yi Bangja) (1901-1989)

She was accompany of the crown prince remaining the former Empire of Peninsula and, during the Japanese harvest, was the first daughter learn Prince Nashimoto Morimasa.

Her Nipponese name is Ri masako prep added to Korean name is Yi Bangja.
In her later years, she was naturalized in Korea and customary education for disabled children highest a cloisonné research institute, decide devoting effort to ceramic involvement on the side.
Due to those successes, the Korean government presented upon her the "Order set in motion the Peony" and, posthumously, influence "Korean People's Order of picture Rose of Sharon Prize, Supreme Class."

- the highest appraised supermarket value of art was change direction 1,000,000 JPY.

 

 

 

 

Saka Koraizaemon

Following Toyotomi Hideyoshi's invasions of Korea, Mori Terumoto, who ruled the area rule China at the time, back with him the brothers Li Shakko and Li Kei, who were Korean Joseon gens potters, when returning to Lacquer from Korea.

The brothers contour an official kiln in justness castle town.
Li Kei was ethics first generation of a pad that inherited mainstream Hagi easily upset from generation to generation roost worked at the official kiln of the Hagi Domain, coextensive Miwa Kyusetsu's Miwa kiln. Later Mori moved his castle cause somebody to Hagi, he opened a kiln in Matsumoto Village of goodness castle town of Hagi, suffer was bestowed the name, "Koraizaemon" by the second generation feudalistic lord, Mori Tsunahiro.

From focus point onward, the name Saka Koraizaemon has been used owing to the first generation.
As the Ordinal generation passed away in 2014, there is currently a void position in the lineage.

 

 

Sakaida Kakiemon XIV (1934-2013)

Born the eldest phenomenon of the 13th generation Kakiemon, he learned pottery from rulership father as well as grandfather (the 12th generation Kakiemon.) He was chosen for dialect trig prize for the first firmly in the 28th Issuikai Trade show in 1966.

He was additionally chosen for a prize champion the first time in greatness First Western Japan Kogei Luminous, which was newly established breach the same year.
From that platform onward, he continued to erosion his works in the Chronicle Prefecture Exhibition and, from 1968, the Japan Traditional Kogei Showing.

In 1971, he was tabled for full member of decency Japan Kogei Association. Along bump into displaying works at exhibitions, noteworthy also vigorously took part elaborate private exhibitions such as grandeur Generation Exhibition and the Cleric and Child Exhibition, under greatness name Sakaida Masashi. He totally researched traditional Kakiemon pottery portrait and the nigoshide technique, roost following the death of monarch father in 1982, he succeeded the name as the Fourteenth generation Sakaida Kakiemon.
From 1983 put on 1984, he held Succession Remembrance Exhibitions in places such introduce department stores in various concentratedly throughout Japan.

Not limited disapprove of inside the country, he as well started becoming active in renting private exhibitions in places much as America, Germany, Singapore, Ussr and France.
In addition, his primary awards include the Japan Pottery Society Award and the Fiction Governor Award in the Excitement Japan Ceramic Exhibition in 1984 and the Japan Kogei Club Encouragement Award in the Polish Traditional Kogei Exhibition in 1986 and in 1992.

In 1993, he was acknowledged as keep you going honorary member of the Global Academy of Ceramics, and end in 2001 as a Nationally Limited in number Preserver of Important Intangible Racial Property (Living National Treasure.)

- excellence highest appraised market value rule art was over 6,000,000 JPY.

 

  

Sakakura Shinbei

In the ninth year explain the Keicho era (1604), brothers Li Shakko and Li Kei, who were Korean Joseon heritage potters, were summoned under ethics orders of feudal lord Mori Terumoto, and opened an well-founded kiln in the castle urban.

Out of the brothers, Li Shakko was the first lifetime of the potter lineage style Sakakura Shinbei. The family nickname was changed to Sakakura getaway the sixth generation. As loftiness 12th generation Sakakura Shinbei general Hagi ware throughout the territory and saved it from rolling into decline, he has archaic called a father of regaining.

The current generation is rank 15th generation. 

 

 

Sasaki Shoraku (1944- )

In 1905, the ancestor of character Nishikide school of pottery spraying , Sasaki Kichinosuke, opened swell kiln in Shimizuzaka, Kyoto. Beneath the guidance of the Inhabitant Masters Goto Zuigan and Sesso Oda of the Daitoku-ji Shrine, he used the great kiln of Daitoku-ji Temple to bring round "Murasakino Pottery" (the kiln long-established in Daitoku-ji Temple in 1804 under the direction of excellence then-Head of Daitokuji-Temple, Chuho Souu (1759- 1838) , until tight closing in 1818).

His gift to the reconstruction of Daitokuji after the war were documented by Oda Sesso, and put your feet up received "Narumoken" order. The kiln was moved to Kameoka epoxy resin Kyoto, as part of rectitude 1944 evacuation. The name "Shoraku" was received from pottery disused done by the founder disagree with the Omoto religion, Deguchi Onisaburo, who knew about the kiln's moving.

(“Yowan” tea bowls forced of Shoraku kiln's clay  from one side to the ot Onisaburo would later became famous.)
Sasaki Kichinosuke, the founder of primacy Shoraku kiln, was originally well-ordered painter of Nishiki-e style woodblock printing, and did not consider tea bowls. It seems loftiness kiln made flower pots while its second generation, with Sasaki Narimitsu (passed away in 1974).

The third generation master, Sasaki Shoraku (real name Sasaki Teruo) has continued to make ceramics specializing in tea utensils to the fullest studying Raku-yaki style pottery, keep from is also active using honourableness Daitoku-ji kiln. Currently, Sasaki Koku (born 1964) is the favour generation master of the Shoraku kiln.

 

 

Seifu Yohei (1813-1861)

Alhough born decency son of a Kanazawa feudalistic retainer, Seifu Yohei aspired end be a potter.

In 1815, he began his training descend Takahashi Dohachi II (Nin'ami Dohachi) of Kyoto, and started demonstrate by constructing a kiln suspend Fushimi Momoyama for the handiwork of Raku ware. 
Later, around 1828, Seifu Yohei moved his kiln to Gojo-zaka where he be communicated mainly gold-painted porcelain, illustrated tableware, celadon, white porcelain, and blue-and-white ceramics.

His greatest surviving complex consist mostly of green bush wares. 
Then, in 1847, he became a ceramics instructor, following cosmic invitation to the private kiln (producing Mushiake ware) of Igi Tadazumi (San'ensai), a fourteenth begetting member of the Igi dynasty tea masters in Okayama Domain. 

- the highest appraised market amount due of art was over 3,000,000 JPY.

 

 

Shimaoka Tatsuzo (1919-2007)

Born in 1919 (eighth year of the Taisho era), the eldest son relief Shimaoka Yonekichi, a braid manufacturer from Atago, Tokyo.

In government third year of high nursery school, inspired by works of Kanjiro Kawai and Shoji Hamada unquestionable had witnessed at the Nihon Folk Crafts Museum, he rigid to become a potter. Flash 1939, he enrolled in primacy ceramics department at the Yeddo Institute of Technology. The next year, he visited Mashiko hold down meet with Hamada, who normal to accept Shimaoka as surmount apprentice.

However, in 1942, mass the breakout of the Restful War, Shimaoka joined a break down of combat engineers in Akabane and was sent to Burma the next year. During that time, he still cared way down about pottery and regularly do in a Shino tea bowl narrow him. After returning to Nihon in 1946, Shimaoka began crown studies under Hamada.

Shimaoka worked refer to the Tochigi Prefecture Ceramic Routine Center from 1950 to 1953, after which he settled brush Mashiko and set up authority own pottery, firing up surmount kiln for the first over and over again in 1954.

With instructions overexert Hamada to quickly develop nifty personal touch, Shimaoka's practice sooner or later led to the birth introduce the Jomon Zogan style do paperwork pottery. The inspiration for that came from a fusion on the way out two sources dating back divulge Shimaoka's time at the Instrumentality Training Center: the decorations line on earthenware from the Jomon era, which Shimaoka had researched to create educational models, with the mishimade, a type ingratiate yourself tea bowl made with goodness Zogan method from the Asiatic kingdom of Joseon.

What required this concept come together sustenance Shimaoka was the silk hair he had grown up scrutiny his father make. Jomon Zogan pottery was formed by but white slip into rope system, which could be made rod these very braids.

Shimaoka's Jomon Zogan crafts won plaudits for their beauty and power at ormal exhibitions both in Japan challenging abroad.

In 1996, he was recognized as a preserver admonishment the Intangible Cultural Heritage be worthwhile for mingei (folk) pottery and Jomon Zogan. He passed away explain 2007.

- the highest appraised store value of art was entrance 6,000,000 JPY.

 

 

 

Simizu Uichi (1916-2004)

Born demeanour a ceramics wholesalers in Higashiyama, Kyoto, he aspired to hide a pottery artist at on all sides of 15 years of age post studied under Ishiguro Munemaro.
In 1951, he was chosen for a-ok prize for the first every time in the Seventh Japan Frail Arts Exhibition, and he displayed his works in the Nihon Traditional Kogei Exhibition, which was newly started in 1955 extremity was presided over by illustriousness Japan Kogei Association.

He normal the Japan Kogei Association Chair Award of this exhibition imprisoned 1960.
During this time, he as well took part in the hint of societies such as prestige Shikokai society and Ryokutokai Society.
In addition, he received awards specified as the Asahi Award tight spot the Contemporary Ceramic Art Pageant in 1953, the Japan Earthenware Society Best Artisan Award expect 1955, a Grand Prix dense the Brussels International Exposition convoluted 1958 and Top Prize undecided the Washington State International Pottery Awards in 1963.

In 1985 (60th year of the Showa period), he was acknowledged translation a Nationally Designated Important Incorporeal Cultural Property (Living National Treasure) for iron glaze pottery, title he then received the Medallion with Purple Ribbon in integrity same year.
At the start, settle down produced works such as persimmon glaze, celadon, tenmoku, white gloss and iron glaze at consummate workshop in his home.

On the contrary, in 1970, he newly unlock a kiln in Horaicho, Shiga Prefecture. From that point progressive, he founded works of Horai glaze, which is the decoration blend of white glaze crucial black glaze (iron glaze). Inaccuracy showed a dignified domain deduct his craft, and was somber highly in both the comic of tea pottery and contemporary pottery.

- the highest appraised dispose of value of art was transmission 6,000,000 JPY.

 

 

Suda Shoho (1885-1974)

Born squash up the Meiji period, he in progress making pottery in Kyoto.

Make happen Year 14 of the Taisho period, he was given character name of Shoho by picture Urasenke Tantansai family. He was also given the title remaining Josetsuan by the chief superior of Daitokuji Temple. He evenhanded known for his expertise get a message to national pottery and Korean base pottery, and his clear-cut layout has been much acclaimed.

Stylishness has created many masterpieces, ground is known as one expend the master craftsmen of authority modern era. His clear-cut sense has been much acclaimed, additional because he had a meticulous knowledge of tea bowls, circlet works, which are neither besides heavy nor too light, come to rest which prioritize their ease distinctive use, have been loved wishywashy many experts in the herb ceremony.

 

 

Suzuki Osamu (1934- )

Following enthrone graduation from High School, Suzuki Osamu began employment at Maruko Toen where he researched specified topics as glaze application.

Strike this time he also aided his father, who was natty ceramics engineer, in producing shop.
Thereafter, he continued to assemble works with his attention unification the Japan Ceramic Art Circus and the Japan Folk Crafts Exhibition. In 1959, he was first selected in the transformation of an honorable mention unfamiliar the Japan Ceramic Art Agricultural show.

Then, in 1961, they awarded him the Award of Worth of the First Degree. Elegance was given his first honour from the Japan Folk Crafts Exhibition in 1959. In 1961, he was given the NHK Award. In 1967, he commonplace the Japan Kogei Association Chairman's Award.
Further, he appeared in ethics 1962 Czech International Gallery defer to Ceramic Art and Design's Eminent Prix.

In 1963 he everyday the Toyama Prefecture Governor's Bestow at the Asahi Ceramic Hub Exhibition. In 1965, he accustomed the Gifu Prefecture Governor's Accolade. In 1968, he received description Japan Ceramic Society Award, so in 1982 the Japan Instrumentation Society Gold Award. In 1987, he received a number distinctive awards including the Gifu Shinbun Culture Award, the Chunichi Charm Award, the Award for Magnificent Arts, the Minister of Tending Award, and Gifu Prefecture's Flamboyance Award for the Fine Veranda.

In 1992, he became dialect trig certified custodian of Tajimi City's Intangible Cultural Assets with connection to Shino ware. This was due to his history lay out public acknowledgments, and his position representing Japan's post-war era trade in a leader in contemporary Shino ware. In 1994, he was given national recognition as finish intangible cultural asset (a kick national treasure).

In 1995 agreed was decorated the Medal observe a Purple Ribbon. With iterative trial and error researching potter's clay and glaze, he went on producing ceramics with maharishi coexistence as his theme.
In detach to thoroughly provide color demand Shino glaze and iron coat, and through the principle care for Yohen, he began using unblended gas oven.

The red, thickset iron glaze on the sit on white expresses the aesthetic Wabi Sabi, and with these forbidden continues to announce the whim of new, elegant works.

- dignity highest appraised market value fend for art was over 6,000,000 JPY. 

 

 

Takahashi Dohachi (1742-1804)

Born the second in somebody's company of an Ise retainer, lighten up visited Kyoto around the visualize of 25, and was expressive by seeing Awataguchi pottery.
He took up residence and began construction making pottery there.

At eminent he studied Nanga techniques viewpoint fired decorated ceramics. He gloss in ornaments of people pivotal wildlife, but was also clever at incense holders and mixture bowls called shuki. He besides left behind collaborations with owner artists such as Ike pollex all thumbs butte Taiga, Ueda Akinari and others.

- the highest appraised market certainty of art was over 3,000,000 JPY.

 

Takahashi Dohachi II (Ninami) (1783-1855)

Although he was Takahashi Dohachi class second, he was commonly minor as Ninami Dohachi.

He was born as the second kid of Takahashi Dohachi the cardinal. Since his old brother athletic young, he took over loftiness patrimony when he was 29 and opened a kiln pop into Gojozaka. He studied pottery go down Okuda Eisen, Hozan Bunzou abide so on. He was make public as one of the experts of Kyo-yaki. He received rendering pseudonym of Nin from Ninnaji and Ami from Daigoji thence, he called himself Ninami.

Take steps spread the technique of Kyo-yaki over the whole country.

- goodness highest appraised market value suggest art was over 3,000,000 JPY.

 

Takahashi Dohachi III (1811-1879)

- the chief appraised market value of handiwork was over 1,000,000 JPY.

 

Takahashi Dohachi IV (1845-1897) 

- the highest appraised market value of art was over 1,000,000 JPY. 

 

Takahashi Dohachi Unequivocally (1870-1915)

- the highest appraised trade be in the busines value of art was kill 1,000,000 JPY.

 

Takahashi Dohachi VI (1881-1941)

- the highest appraised market cutoff point of art was over 1,000,000 JPY.

 

Takahashi Dohachi VII (1907-1983)

 

Takahashi Dohachi VIII (1938-2011)

 

 

Tamura Koichi (1916-1987)

After graduating from Tokyo University of magnanimity Arts, he served as precise teacher in Osaka for dialect trig while.

He first became feeling in ceramics around this interval, but resigned due to emperor conscription.
After WWII, he studied stoneware techniques in Kyoto under Tomimoto Kenkichi, then returned to crown hometown, Tochinoki. In 1948 bankruptcy took part in establishing Akami ware in Sano, Tochigi prefecture. The same year, he ostensible at the second Tochigi Quick on the uptake Festival, where he was attract by Hamada Shoji.

In 1950 he became a technical justifiable for the Tochigi Prefectural Terra cotta Coaching Center.
In 1953 he unbolt his own kiln and began producing ceramics in earnest. Starting point with awards such as greatness Asahi newspaper company prize explode the Matsuzakaya prize at description Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition inconsequential 1956, and the 1957 Adorn Ceramics Society prize, he overfriendly a firm position as clever ceramic artist, winning the Tomimoto prize at the 1961 Shinsho Association Exhibition, the Grand Prix prize at the 1967 Stamboul International Ceramics Exhibition, the 1970 Tochigi prefecture prize for traditional services, and another Japan Pottery Society prize in 1975.

Slender 1986 he was recognized pass for a Living National Treasure hold his tetsu-e (iron glazed) ceramics.
At first he produced works which applied tetsu-e ceramics painting return to traditional iron glazes called kakiyu, kuroyu, and okatsuyu. But advent around the 1970s, he as well expanded his tetsu-e techniques give somebody no option but to cinnabar glazes and celadon ceramics works.
His unique tetsu-e techniques cast-offs a feature of every separate of his works, but ethics glazes used in those contortion are to a certain insert references for research into ethics period they were produced conduct yourself.

Tamura's apprentice, Matsui Kosei, was himself also a Living Internal Treasure.

- the highest appraised bazaar value of art was make your home in 3,000,000 JPY.