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Glazed Pots by Zyubei 3
I first wrote about Shigeru Zyubei in my third article here, all the way back in May 2011, in Glazed Pots by Shigeru Zyubei. Since then, his star has certainly risen, taking first prize in the 2014 Modern Shohin Potters … Continue reading
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The 10th Annual Modern Shohin Container Artist Exhibition, Part 2
There were many other artists in this year’s exhibition that deserved note(in fact all of them were excellent). But my time is limited, so here are the entries that most caught my eye. If you’d like to see the rest … Continue reading
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The 10th Annual Modern Shohin Container Artist Exhibition, Part 1
Every year I look forward to the images and summary of the Shohin potters exhibition held during Gafu Ten in January and sponsored by the Japan Shohin Bonsai Association. But this year I was anticipating the results something special as … Continue reading
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Sharaku(写楽)
Sharaku was born Masahiro Shimotori(霜鳥昌弘) in Niigata Prefecture in 1940, but currently works in Yashio in Saitama. He had great interest in Bonsai, and studied at Shunkaen under the renowned Kunio Kobayashi, and won awards for his Satsuki, notably the … Continue reading
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Bang For Your Buck Potters 2: Koyo Toen(鴻陽陶園)
Aiba Kouichirou Aiba Kouichirou was born in Showa 19(1944) the son of a potter whose family specialized in pots for plants and tableware, a kiln founded by his grandfather. In early 1970, Aiba Kouichirou built a new kiln, changed the … Continue reading
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Ono Gishin
Ono Gishin was born in Sukumo, a castle town, the eldest son of a Tosa clan samurai, Ono Fushikichi, in 1839, and passed away in 1905. As a fifth rank Noble, Gishin was the head of his Village in Tosa, … Continue reading
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Takemoto Hayata
Takemoto Hayata was born Takemoto Marks Masanori In the first year of the Kaei period, 1848. The son of Takemoto Yotoki, a Shogunate Bannerman, he was born into the Samurai class of nobles in the feudal Shogunate system in Tokyo. … Continue reading
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The Yokohama Guild
In 1973, a meeting at the home of Uchiyama Choju had some very auspicious results. A joint meeting of the Kakkuken Association of wood fired pots and the Tenji Kai Soku Bai(Association for sale and display) ended in argument about … Continue reading
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Bonsai Connect(Reblogged From Bonsai Unearthed)
Bonsai Unearthed This is a new website I’m developing as an information resource and sounding board for everyone from seasoned bonsai veterans to the newest person who thinks bonsai are only available from ephemeral vans on the side of the … Continue reading
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Chops Database
Just a progress report today. The chops Database has been reorganized and everything captioned, to make identification easier. I’ll be finishing up uploading, titling, editing, and captioning the rest of the new chops this week, then it’s back to articles … Continue reading
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