Koheiji Miura 三浦 小平二
1933 Born in Sado, Niigata.
1955 Graduated from the department of sculpture of the Tokyo University of Arts.
1976 Received the prize of the minister for education at the Japan traditional art crafts exhibition.
1977 Awarded by the Japan ceramic society.
1990 Became a professor at the Tokyo University of Arts.
1996 Received a Medal with Dark Blue Ribbon.
1997 Designated the Living national Treasure.
2006 Passed away at the age of 73.
Bernard Leach
1887 Born in Hong Kong. Lived in Japan until 4.
1907 Entered London School of Art. Met Kotaro Takamura.
1909 Returned to Japan. Established a painting school, and met Souetsu Yanagi.
1910 Met Kenkichi tomimoto.
1911 Apprenticed to Kenzan OgataⅥ. Began ceramics.
1917 Built a kiln at Souetsu Yanagi’s house. Met Shoji hamada.
1920 Went to England with Shoji Hamada.
1922 Began producing ceramics at St.Ives, England.
1934 Returned to Japan. Produced ceramics at various places afterwards.
1979 Passed away at the age of 90.
Yasokichi Tokuda Ⅰ 初代 徳田 八十吉
1837 Born in Komatsu, Ishikawa. Aspired to be a painter while helping family business of dyer.
1890 Became a painter of a kiln for Kutani ware.
1922 Began inscribing ‘Yasokichi’ on works.
1953 Designated a Living National Treasure.
1956 Passed away at the age of 82.
Handeishi Kawakita 川喜田 半泥子
1878 Born in Osaka prefecture.
1879 Succeeded to the name of Kyudayu Masanori.
1903 Became the director of the Hyakugo bank.
1910 Became a member of Mie prefectural assembly.
1912 Began ceramics as hobby.
1919 Became the first president of the Hyakugo bank.
1925 Built a studio in Tsu, Mie prefecture. Started focusing on making ceramics.
1934 Named the studio as ‘Deibutsu do’ and used it as his pen-name too.
1942 Organized ‘Karahine kai’, and lead and coached Toyo Kaneshige, Kyuwa Miwa,
and Toyozo Arakawa.
1946 Moved to Hironaga, and built a ceramic studio called ‘Hironaga Touen’.
1957 Published a catalogue cerebrating 80 years old.
1963 Passed away at the age of 84.
Kanjiro Kawai 河井 寛次郎
1890 Born in Aki city, Shimane prefecture.
1914 Completed ceramic industrial course at current Tokyo Institute if technology.
Worked at Kyoto research institute for ceramics.
1920 Began ceramics at Gojozaka in Kyoto.
Named his studio as ‘Shokeiyo’ (Shokei kiln)
Produced pieces which got ideas from Chinese wares.
1922 Gained a great reputation after a solo exhibition in Tokyo.
1924 Influenced by slipwares.
1926 Involved with Mingei movement with Soetsu Yanagi and Shoji Hamada.
Produced pieces of simple form with unique design.
1937 Won a Grand prix at the Paris Universal Exposition.
1949 More crative pieces were produced afterwards.
1966 Passed away at the age of 76.
