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Hozen EIRAKU (Zengoro EIRAKU the 11th) / 永楽 保全(11代永楽 善五郎)

1795 (Kansei 7) - 1854 (Ansei 1) A potter of the late Edo period. Adopted by the 10th generation Nishimura Zengoro (Ryozen), an earthenware potter, and succeeded to the 11th generation. He was invit

Munemaro ISHIGURO(石黒 宗麿)

1893 (Meiji 26) – 1968 (Showa 43) Born in Toyama Prefecture. He continued creating pottery while moving between Tokyo, Saitama, and Kanazawa, eventually settling in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City

Manji INOUE (井上 萬二)

1929(Showa 4) -  Born in 1929 in Arita Town, Saga Prefecture, he studied under Living National Treasures Sakai Kakiemon XIV and Okugawa Chūemon around 1952, mastering traditional white porcelain

Kazuo YAGI(八木 一夫)

1918 (Taishō 7) – 1979 (Shōwa 54) A ceramic artist of the Shōwa era. Born on July 4, 1918 (Taishō 7). Eldest son of Yagi Issō. Native of Kyoto. Graduated from Kyoto Municipal School of Arts a

Kansai MORI(森 寛斎)

1814 (Bunka 11) – 1894 (Meiji 27) Mori Kansai was a Japanese painter active during the late Edo period and into the Meiji era. Born the son of a samurai of the Chōshū (Hagi) domain, his origina

Rengetsu ŌTAGAKI(大田垣 蓮月)

1791 (Kansei 3) – 1875 (Meiji 8) Rengetsu-ni (birth name: Tōdō Makoto) was a poet from the late Edo period to the Meiji era. She was raised by the temple servant Ōtagaki Kōko of Chion-in Temple

Masimizu Zōroku (First Generation) / 初代 真清水 蔵六

1822 (Bunsei 5) – 1877 (Meiji 10)  Born as the third son of Shimizu Gen'emon, the village headman of Koga Village in the Otagi District of Yamashiro Province. His childhood name was Tazabu

Seinyū RAKU (Kichizaemon RAKU, The 13th) / 楽 惺入(13代 樂 吉左衛門

1887 (Meiji 20) – 1944 (Shōwa 19) The eldest son of the 12th-generation Kōnyū, he succeeded to the family headship in 1919 (Taishō 8) and assumed the name Kichizaemon. He was known for his dis

Shirō TSUJIMURA(辻村 史朗)

1947 - He is a Japanese ceramic artist. In 1967, Shiro and his wife moved to Mima, Nara prefecture where he currently resides, and built a home, a teahouse, and seven kilns over the years. He held ex