Shu Mochizuki
- Ceramics
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Price Range
$2,000 - 5,000
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- CategoryCeramics
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TechniquesOverglaze enamel, Iron underglaze, Gold decoration, Silver decoration
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Born1960 -
- Based inShizuoka
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MembershipFull member, Japan Kogei Association
Director of the Japan Kōgei Association, Secretary General of the East Japan Branch, Vice Secretary General of the Ceramics Department
Member of the Ceramic Art Society of Japan (Executive Director)
President of Ceramics Workshop "Ikkan"

Biography
- 1960Born in Tokyo
- 1984Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Crafts, Ceramics major
Built Ceramics Workshop "Ikkan" in Nakano, Tokyo - 1985Selected for the Traditional Kōgei New Works Exhibition (current East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition) (selected for 35 times in total)
Selected for the Japan Crafts Exhibition (last year to submit) - 1986Completed master's course at Tokyo University of the Arts, Department of Art and Education Graduate School, Ceramics Major
Becomes part-time lecturer at Tokyo University of the Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Art Education Office - 1988Part-time lecturer at Tokyo University of the Arts Faculty of Fine Arts, Ceramics Office (up to '93)
- 1990Selected for the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (selected 27 times in total)
Solo Exhibition at Gallery Okariya Ginza (13 times from this year onward) - 1992Solo Exhibition at Umegaoka Art Center (Setagaya, Tokyo) (7 times from this year onward)
- 1993Solo Exhibition at Nihombashi Mitsukoshi (8 times from this year onward)
- 1994Becomes independent and starts working at his own studio, Ceramics Studio Ikkan
- 1995Becomes Full Member of the Japan Kōgei Association (Director from 2020 to date)
Selected for the Choza Award Tokoname Ceramic Exhibition (did not submit after this)
Solo Exhibition at Suigyoku Gallery (Itabashi, Tokyo) (8 times from this year onward) - 1996Selected for the Tanko Tea Ceremony Art Exhibition (did not submit after this)
Solo Exhibition at Keio Department Store Shinjuku (one more time after this) - 1997Selected for the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition (selected twice from this year onward)
- 1998"Rectangular Dish with Lotus Design" and "Large Dish with Peony Design" purchased by the Japan Foundation
Solo Exhibition at Gallery Tohka (Shizuoka)
Solo Exhibition at Daimaru Department Store Kobe - 1999Participated in the Important Intangible Cultural Property "Neriage" successors training course ('00)
Solo Exhibition at Niigata Mitsukoshi (one more time after this) - 2000Built second studio and kiln in Izu Kogen, Shizuoka
"Large Dish with Peony Design" purchased by Kyushu Sangyo University
Solo Exhibition at Gallery Funaoka (Otsu, Shiga) (2 more times from this year onward) - 2002Solo Exhibition at Daimaru Department Store, Shinsaibashi
- 2005Exhibition at NIhombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store (1 more time after this)
- 2006Ceramics lecturer at Aichi University of the Arts, Faculty of Art, Department of Design and Craft (for the school year '06)
Manager of the Japan Kōgei Association Tōkai Branch (for '06)
"Rectangular Dish with Camellia Design" purchased by the Imperial Household Agency
Solo Exhibition at Kaze no Hanashi (Mishima, Shizuoka) - 2007Selected for the Tōkai Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
- 2008Solo Exhibition at Gallery Iwasa-Dou (Kamakura, Kanagawa) (twice from this year onward)
- 2010Manager of the Japan Kōgei Association (Secretary General from 2020 to date)
- 2011Invited to submit to the Contemporary Kogei Art Fair
"Jar in Irregular Shape with Lotus Design" added to the collection of Museum of Arts & Design (New York City, USA) - 2012Solo Exhibition at Sanshin Gallery Zen (Mishima, Shizuoka)
Solo Exhibition at Iwataya Mitsukoshi, Fukuoka - 2013Manager of the Japan Kōgei Association Ceramics Department (Deputy Chairman from'20 up to date)
Manager of the Ceramic Art Society of Japan (Executive Board Member from '18 up to date)
Selected for the Tobiten (9 times in total) - 2014Part-time lecturer at Nihon University, College of Art, Department of Fine Arts (up to date)
- 2015Participated in the Important Intangible Cultural Property "Yurikinsai (underglaze gold)" successors training course ('16)
Solo Exhibition at Gallery x Cafe Jalona (Akasaka, Tokyo) (one more time after this) - 2016Primary Evaluator of the East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
Judge at the Ceramics Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
Judge at the Shizuoka Kougei Exhibition - 2017Solo Exhibition at Yokohama Takashimaya (one more time after this)
- 2018Evaluator and Judge at the East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (also in '20, '21)
- 2019Judge at the Tobiten
- 2020Becomes Manager of the Japan Kōgei Association
- 2021Primary Evaluator of the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
- 2022Evaluator and Judge at the Ceramics Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
"Large Square Dish with Peony Design" added to the collection of the Museum of Ceramic Art, Hyogo
Style
Producing pieces based on what I am charmed and moved by in nature. Applying feldspathic glaze and adding iron decorations, red painting, color painting and gold decorations is my specific style.
About the Artist
Expressing his inspirations from nature with unique techniques
Shu Mochizuki is a ceramic artist whose representative motifs are camellias. He became fascinated by ceramic art while he was a student at Tokyo University of the Arts, and has been creating pieces being inspired by nature ever since. In 2019, he received the Japan Kōgei Association President Award, which is the best award at the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition where the artwork of the top level artists in Japan gather. Although his designs of natural motifs are dynamic, his artwork is very sensitive as he bakes the pieces several times in different temperatures to create slight differences in the texture. He is a highly respected ceramic artist and is popular in Japan as well as overseas.
Awards
- 2010Received the Excellence Award (Japan Kōgei Association Award) at the Ceramics Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for "Rectangular Dish with Lotus Design"
- 2014Received the Incentive Award at the Tobiten for "Dish with Peony Design"
- 2015Received the Incentive Award at the Tobiten for Bowl with Flower Design "Camellia"
Received the Excellence Award (Japan Kōgei Association Award) at the Ceramics Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for Dish with Flower Design "Camellia" - 2018Received the Excellence Award (Japan Kōgei Association Award) at the Ceramics Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for Tea Bowl with Flower Design "Camellia"
- 2019Received the Grand Award (Japan Kōgei Association Chairman Award) at the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for Large Bowl with Flower Design "Camellia"
- 2022Received the Excellence Award (Sapporo Interior Aqua Award) at the Tobiten for Vase with Flower Design "Camellia"
Public Collections
- "Rectangular Dish with Lotus Design", "Large Dish with Peony Design" purchased by the Japan Foundation
- "Large Dish with Peony Design" purchased by Kyushu Sangyo University
- "Rectangular Dish with Camellia Design" purchased by the Imperial Agency
- "Jar in Irrregular Shape with Lotus Design" collection of Museum of Arts & Design (New York City, USA)
- "Large Square Dish with Peony Design" collection of the Museum of Ceramic Art, Hyogo
Atelier
Ceramic art studio IKKAN
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Address5-32-5 Minamidai, Nakano-ku, Tokyo MapOpen in new window
- Phone03-5385-3173
- Fax03-5385-3173
- E-mailrenasa@sage.ocn.ne.jp
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Business hoursDate of Class
Fri. 10:00-13:00 / 14:00-17:00 / 18:00-21:00
Sat. 10:00-13:00 / 14:00-17:00 / 17:00-20:00
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