Shinichi Kato

1959 -
  • Ceramics
  • Price Range $1,000 - 7,000
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    • Category
      Ceramics
    • Born
      1959 -
    • Membership
      Research member, Japan Kogei Association
      Member of the Seto City Cultural Association and the Seto Traditional Ceramic Art Association
    Shinichi Kato

    Style

    I have been doing research on nogime tenmoku (stoneware tea bowls with hare fur glaze) made in the Jian kiln in Fujian Province, China during the Southern Song period to reproduce the Song dynasty brown and black glazed ceramic bowls known as tenmoku (yohen, yuteki and nogime) in Japanese. I make clay and glaze using material from Seto City and produce tenmoku teabowls and other ceramics. I also devote myself to Japanese calligraphy to improve my calligraphy skills.

    Biography

    • 1959
      Born in Shimoshinano, Seto City, Aichi Prefecture
      Born to a family running a porcelain pottery since the Meji era "Hokuzan Tokoen" (current "Hokuzanen Pottery")
    • 1978
      Graduated from Aichi Prefectural Asahigaoka Senior High School
      Entered Aichi Prefectural Seto Ceramic Industry High School, Ceramic Art Advanced Course
      Saw the "Ataka Collection" and was charmed by National Treasure " Tea Bowl (Yuteki Tenmoku)" and started to study yuteki tenmoku glaze (– 1980)
    • 1980
      Stayed in Tokyo and Kyoto and visited art museums and museums (– 1981)
    • 1981
      Engaged in his family business and started training
    • 1989
      Selected for the Aichi Prefectural Foundation of Cultural Associations Art Exhibition, Calligraphy Division
      Selected for the Seto City Art Exhibition, Photo Division
    • 1991
      Selected for the Seto City Art Exhibition, Photo Division
    • 1992
      Recognized and favored by Sokichi Nagae VIII who made a teabowl similar to the National Treasure "Yohen Tenmoku Teabowl" (Inaba Tenmoku)
    • 2002
      Started studying how to reproduce kensan, Song-dynasty brown and
      black glazed ceramic bowls known as tenmoku (nogime, yuteki and yohen tenmoku) in Japan
    • 2008
      Succeded his father's post as the representative of "Shinano Ceramics Center Pottery School"
    • 2013
      Retired from the Pottery School and focused on studies of reproducing kensan (tenmoku) and artist activities
    • 2016
      Succeeded in producing "Yuteki Tenmoku Teabowl" similar to the original kensan
      Selected for the Tajimi City Art Exhibition, Craft Division
    • 2017
      Selected for the Toki City Cultural Festival Art Exhibition, Ceramics Division (2 items)
      Selected for the Tajimi City Art Exhibition, Craft Division
    • 2018
      Joined the Seto City Cultural Association and Seto Traditional Ceramics Association
      Dedicated his "Tuteki Tenmoku Teabowl" to Setogura Museum
      Submitted to the Seto Fureai Art Exhibtion at Seto City Culture Center
      Selected for the Toki City Cultural Festival Art Exhibition, Ceramics Division (2 items)
    • 2019
      Co-sponsored and submitted to the "New Year Ikebana Exhibition and New Year Tea Ceremony" at Seto City Culture Center
      Submitted to the Seto City Cultural Association Exhibition held at Gallery Tensei in Tosei Genral Hospital
    • 2020
      Selected for the Tajimi City Art Exhibition, Craft Division
    • 2021
      "Iron Glaze Yohen Tenmoku Teabowl" selected for the Tōkai Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
      (Submitted to and selected for the first time)
    • 2022
      Becomes Research Member of the Japan Kōgei Association
      Selected for the Tōkai Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (Ceramics)
      Selected for the Mino Chawan Exhibition
    • 2023
      Selected for the Aichi Prefectural Foundation of Cultural Associations Art Exhibition, Craft Division
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      Selected for the Seto City Citizens' Exhibition, calligraphy, photo and ceramics division

    Awards

    • 2015
      Received the Incentive Award at the Toki City Cultural Festival Art Exhibition, Ceramics Division
    • 2017
      Received the Incentive Award at the Seto City Art Exhibition, Ceramics Division

    Public Collections

    • Setogura Museum

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