Miyagawa (Makuzu) Kozan Ⅱ (1859～1940) He was born as Chouhei Miyagawa who was an older brother of Kozan. But Chouhei died early. So Kozan adopted him as his son. He expanded the precise style that
Togaku Mori 1937 Born in Okayama, his father was one of six traditional potters in Bizen. 1959 Graduated from Okayama University, majoring in Special Art Depertment. 1962 Started to m
Morikazu Kumagai graduated from the Western course of painting at Tokyo University of the Arts. It was his first time to be chosen by Japan Arts Exhibition on 1908, and the next year he was comm
1902 - 1989 He was a Japanese-style painter. He was born in Oishida-cho, Kitamurayama-gun, Yamagata Prefecture. He graduated from Kawabata Art School. He studied under the guidance of Bakusen TSUCHI
Miyagawa (Makuzu) Kozan , The founder 1842-1916 He was born in Makuzugahara (today Higashiyama-ku) in Kyoto as Miyagawa Toranosuke. His father, Chozo, was also a potter and opened a kiln in Makuzuga
Insho Domoto （堂本 印象） (1891-1975) Insho Domoto was born in Kyoto in 1891, with his given name Sannosuke. After he graduated from Kyoto City School of Arts and Crafts, he was originally trained in c
Wada Morihiro（和太守卑良） As a student, Wada was heavily influenced by his teacher Tomimoto Kenkichi (1886-1963). Wada’s techniques include a variety of decorative styles, such as black and white in
Shoji Hamada（濱田庄司） 1894～1978 He was a potter within the folk tradition of Japanese. He was a long-time friend of Kanjiro Kawai, Soetsu Yanagi, and Bernard Leach with whom he co-founded the Jap
Matsui Kōsei 松井康成(1927-2003) Designated as a Living National Treasure in 1993, Matsui Kōsei was hugely influential in the revival of neriage (marbleized, colored-clay ware that he perfected, studying