Hiroshi Koie

• Category
  Ceramics
• Born
  1955 -
• Based in
  Aichi
• Membership
  Full member, Japan Kogei Association
  Holder of Intangible Cultural Property of Tokoname City (designated in 2016)
  Executive Director of the Japan Kogei Association Tokai Branch
  Director of the Japan Sencha Kōgei Association

Style

Making teapots and larger pieces using reddish brown clay unique to Tokoname and feldspar glaze. After firing, the vessel is smoked and fired to create a gradation of akebono (dawn) colors.
Teapots are my specialty, and I not only use traditional reddish brown clay, but also black clay, and techniques such as color variation from smoking and firing, vermillion grind polishing and nishiki dasuki (original technique to make sash patterns by wrapping straw on the vessel when firing).

Biography

• 1955
  Born in Tokoname City, Aichi Prefecture
• 1973
  Graduated from Tokoname Senior High School, Ceramic Art Course
• 1975
  Graduated from Seto Ceramic Industry High School, Ceramic Art Advanced Course
• 1978
  Selected for the 9th Tōkai Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for the first time (selected 42 times in a row)
  Submitted to and selected for the 25th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for the first time (selected 30 times from this year onward)
• 1979
  Submitted to and selected for the 5th Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition for the first time (selected 3 times from this year onward)
  Submitted to and selected for the 7th Chunichi International Exhibition of Ceramic Arts for the first time (selected 6 times from this year onward)
• 1982
  Becomes Full Member of the Japan Kogei Association
• 1989
  Selected for the 1st Ceramics Biennale (selected 4 times from this year onward)
  Selected for the Contemporary Artworks of the Six Ancient Kilns Exhibition twice ('91)
• 1991
  Presented teacups to the Emperor and Empress for use at the 11th All Japan Yutakana Umizukuri (Bountiful Ocean) Convention
• 1992
  Selected to submit to the Aichi Arts Center Opening Anniversary "Artists of Tokai" Exhibition
• 1994
  Selected for the Yakishime Pottery Exhibition '94 (also selected in '97)
  Selected for the Shigaraki Ceramic Art Exhibition
• 1996
  Selected for the 1st Mashiko Ceramics Competition
• 1999
  Selected for the Tokai Pottery Exhibition ('05)
• 2004
  Invited to submit to the 35th Tōkai Traditional Kōgei Exhibition and judge ('05 '09 '10 '15 '17)
• 2008
  Invited to submit to the 39th Tōkai Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2009
  Akebono sai registered for Japan Kogei Association Tokai Branch's traditional techniques record keeping
• 2011
  Judge at the 39th Ceramics Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2015
  Submitted to Furukawa Art Museum Special Exhibition "Kogei no Kakehashi (Bringing Crafts Together) - Made in Aichi"
  Selected to submit to the Japan Kogei Association East Japan / Tokai Selected Exhibtion at MOA Museum of Art
• 2016
  Designated as Holder of Intangible Cultural Property of Tokoname City for "molding techniques of reddish brown clay teapots using the potter's wheel"
• 2019
  Judge and invited to submit to the 50th Tōkai Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2020
  Submitted to Furukawa Art Museum Special Exhibition "Aichi Art and Craft 2020"
• Other
  Submitted to Tokai Pottery Exhibition ('16 '17 '18 '19)
  Commentator of exhibited items at the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition Nagoya Exhibition (12 times since '02)
  Part-time lecturer at Seto Ceramic Industry High School, Judge at Seto City Art Exhibition
  Solo Exhibitions at Nagoya Maruei Department Store, Nihombashi Takashimaya, Shinjuku Mitsukoshi, Gifu Takashimaya, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Okayama, Morioka etc.

Awards

• 1983
  Received the Nagoya Board of Education Award at the 14th Tōkai Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 1986
  Received the Incentive Award at the 14th Chunichi International Exhibition of Ceramic Arts
• 1987
  Received the Japan Sencha Kōgei Association Award at the 1st Japan Sencha KōgeiExhibition (selected 27 times from this year onward)
• 1988
  Received the Maruei Award at the 19th Tōkai Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 1991
  Received the Obaku Award at the 5th Japan Sencha KōgeiExhibition
• 1992
  Received the Incentive Award at the 6th Japan Sencha KōgeiExhibition
• 1993
  Received the Choza Grand Award at the 21st Chozasho Contemporary Ceramic Art Exhibition (public exhibition since the 15th)
• 1999
  Received the 1st Jozan Award (Living National Treasure 3rd Generation Jozan Yamada Award)
• 2000
  Received the NHK Nagoya Broadcasting Station Manager Award at the 31st Tōkai Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2002
  Received the Shizuoka Prefectural Board of Education Manager Award at the 33rd Tōkai Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2005
  Received the All Japan Senchado Federation Award at the 19th Japan Sencha KōgeiExhibition ('06)
• 2006
  Received the Tōkai Traditional Kōgei Exhibition Award at the 37th Tōkai Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2007
  Received the Aichi Governor Award at the 38th Tōkai Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2015
  Received the President of the Liberal Democratic Party Award at the 29th Japan Sencha KōgeiExhibition
• 2016
  Received the Japan Sencha Kōgei Association Award at the 30th Japan Sencha KōgeiExhibition ('19)
• 2018
  Received the Obaku Award at the 32nd Japan Sencha KōgeiExhibition
• Other
• Received the Choza Award 4 times and the Incentive Award twice at the Chozasho Contemporary Ceramic Art Exhibition