Shinichi Kato

• Category
  Ceramics
• Techniques
  Klin effects, Iron glaze
• Born
  1959 -
• Membership
  Research member, Japan Kogei Association
  Member of the Seto City Cultural Association and the Seto Traditional Ceramic Art Association

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
• <Other Selections>
  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

Official Site / Social Media etc.

• Official Site