Kyo-ware&Kiyomizu-ware Artist Profile

Like an anonymous grass nasagu Miyuki Matoba
In the spring of 2024, a new Kiyomizu ware workshop , "nagusa," opened in a quiet residential area in Yamashina Ward, Kyoto City. Miyuki Matoba was born in Okayama, studied...
Like an anonymous grass nasagu Miyuki Matoba
In the spring of 2024, a new Kiyomizu ware workshop , "nagusa," opened in a quiet residential area in Yamashina Ward, Kyoto City. Miyuki Matoba was born in Okayama, studied...

Colorful and easy-to-use tableware by Heianraku...
Kenji Matsuoka of Heianrakudo runs a pottery studio and gallery tucked away in a quiet residential area in Yamashina Ward, Kyoto City. All of the pottery is unique, made with...
Colorful and easy-to-use tableware by Heianraku...
Kenji Matsuoka of Heianrakudo runs a pottery studio and gallery tucked away in a quiet residential area in Yamashina Ward, Kyoto City. All of the pottery is unique, made with...

The charm of pottery from Kyotanba, Nagata Kobo
Nagata Takao runs his pottery studio, Nagata Kobo, in Kyotanba, a rural area in the west of Kyoto Prefecture, close to the Sea of Japan. Born in Kyoto, Nagata is...
The charm of pottery from Kyotanba, Nagata Kobo
Nagata Takao runs his pottery studio, Nagata Kobo, in Kyotanba, a rural area in the west of Kyoto Prefecture, close to the Sea of Japan. Born in Kyoto, Nagata is...

Simple Beauty and Warmth That Blend into Everyd...
Simple Beauty and Warmth Blending Seamlessly into Daily Life In the serene countryside of Hiyoshi, Nantan City, ceramic artist Hiroshi Nagamoto has established his workshop. Born in 1959, he graduated...
Simple Beauty and Warmth That Blend into Everyd...
Simple Beauty and Warmth Blending Seamlessly into Daily Life In the serene countryside of Hiyoshi, Nantan City, ceramic artist Hiroshi Nagamoto has established his workshop. Born in 1959, he graduated...

Breathing Life into the Guardian Spirit of Shōk...
Breathing Life into the Guardian Spirit of Shōki Ceramic Artist Mizuki Yoshida In a workshop nestled in Kyoto’s Higashiyama district, ceramic artist Mizuki Yoshida continues to create sculptures of Shōki,...
Breathing Life into the Guardian Spirit of Shōk...
Breathing Life into the Guardian Spirit of Shōki Ceramic Artist Mizuki Yoshida In a workshop nestled in Kyoto’s Higashiyama district, ceramic artist Mizuki Yoshida continues to create sculptures of Shōki,...

Pottery that embodies the elegance of Kyoto - I...
Filled with the charm of Kyoto's Kiyomizu ware, Gankagama is a kiln run by the sixth-generation potter Ryuta Takagi and his skilled craftsmen. The translucent white porcelain with blue and...
Pottery that embodies the elegance of Kyoto - I...
Filled with the charm of Kyoto's Kiyomizu ware, Gankagama is a kiln run by the sixth-generation potter Ryuta Takagi and his skilled craftsmen. The translucent white porcelain with blue and...