Yucho Kobayashi

1944 -
  • Ceramics
  • Price Range $1,000 - 3,500
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    • Category
      Ceramics
    • Born
      1944 -
    • Based in
      Shiga
    • Membership
      Full member, Japan Kogei Association

    Style

    Shigaraki ware has been said to be rustic and simple since the old days, but I try to add uniqueness and dynamism to my artwork.

    Biography

    • 1944
      Born in Benxihu, Manchuria, raised in Kobe
    • 1967
      Graduated from Tama Art University, Department of Painting, Oil Painting Course
    • 1969
      Started producing Shigaraki ware
    • 1974
      Built a kiln
    • 1982
      Built a semi-ground climbing kiln by himself
    • 2012
      Designated as Holder of Intangible Cultural Property of Koka City (Shiga Prefecture)
    • Selected for the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
      Selected for the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition
      Selected for the Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition
      Selected for the Ceramics Biennale
      Selected for and awarded at the Shinsho Kogei Exhibition
      Selected for the Yakishime Pottery Exhibition
      Selected for the Tenri Biennale (three-dimensional division)
      Selected for the Mashiko Ceramics Competition
      Selected for the West Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition
    • Solo Exhibitions
      Osaka Mitsukoshi Gallery (12 times, every 2 years)
      Shibuya Seibu Gallery (3 times)
      Akasaka "Inui Gallery" (7 times)
      Shibuya Gallery "Okumura" (8 times)
      Kobe Portopia Hotel Gallery (13 times)
      Shigaraki Gallery "Touen" (10 times)
      Tamagawa Takashimaya (7 times)
      Ginza Mitsukoshi (twice)
      Niigata Mitsukoshi (twice)
      Okayama Tenmaya
      Kobe Hankyu Department Store
      JR Isetan Mitsukoshi
      Ikebukuro Seibu
      Tokorozawa "Rujian"
      Kobe Hankyu (3 times)
      Kochi Daimaru, Taro Kaja, Shikian
      Niihama "Charme " (3 times)
      Kaneko Pearl Gallery (Nagasaki)
      Gallery Renaissance Square (Himeji)
      Sanyo Department Store Gallery (3 times)
      Yokohama Sogo Art Gallery
      Kobe Sogo Art Gallery
      Gallery Sousouan (Dazaifu)(3 times)
      Shinjuku Keio Department Store Art Gallery (4 times)
      Abeno Harukas Kintetsu Main Store Tower Building 11F Art Gallery

    Awards

    • Received the Incentive Award at the Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition
      Received the Excellence Award at the Yakishime Pottery Exhibition
      Received the Governor Award at the West Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
      Received the 4th Shumei Culture Foundation Prize
      Received the 27th Shumei Culture Foundation

    Public Collections

    • Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park
    • Miho Museum
    • Denver Art Museum (USA)
    • Pritzker Fund

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