Fumihiro Katsuta

1951 -
  • Ceramics
  • Public Collections : The British Museum etc.
  • Price Range $1,000 - 10,000
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  • Category
    Ceramics
  • Techniques
    Iron underglaze
  • Born
    1951 -
  • Based in
    Saga
  • Membership
    Full member, Japan Kogei Association
    Director of the Saga Ceramic Art Association
Fumihiro Katsuta

Style

I try to express the unique expressions of wild flowers and plants and the seasons with a soft touch by using Japanese traditional paper (washi) cut into shapes of plants and flowers and penetrating the paint through the paper to dye the vessels. I use iron pigments from my local neighborhood. The reddish brown colors of the iron pigments on the ivory color of the white slip coated base create a calm color tone.

Biography

  • 1951
    Born in Tosu City, Saga Prefecture
  • 1970
    Graduated from Aichi Prefectural Zuiryo High School
  • 1971
    Graduated from Aichi Prefectural Ceramics Technical School
  • 1973
    Trained at Otaniyaki Tamura (Naruto City, Tokushima Prefecture)
  • 1974
    Studied under Katsumi Eguchi at the Oyamaji kiln (Takeo City, Saga Prefecture) (– 1980)
  • 1976
    Went on Ship for Kyushu Youth Program and trained in China
    Learned caligraphy from Ryusui Yamaguchi (– 1980)
  • 1979
    Selected for the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for the first time (selected 19 times from this year onward)
    Selected for and awarded at the West Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition and Saga Prefectural Art Exhibition
  • 1980
    Built the Hinokuma kiln in Kanzaki City, Saga Prefecture
    Studied under Takeshi Nagatake
  • 1983
    Becomes a part-time lecturer at Saga Women's Junior College (– 1993)
  • 1984
    Recommended as Full Member of the Japan Kōgei Association
  • 1985
    Becomes lecturer for open lectures at Kyushu Sangyo University Zokei Junior College of Art and Design (– 1988)
  • 1987
    Recommended as member of the Saga Ceramic Art Association
  • 1995
    Learned ceramics painting from 13th generation Imaemon Imaizumi at the Japan Kōgei Association training program (– 1996)
  • 2000
    Submitted to "Saga Contemporary Ceramics from the Home of Japanese Porcelain" at the British Museum , Studied in the UK
  • 2009
    Submitted to "Craftworks of Today in Kyushu and Okinawa – Tradition and Creation" at Kyushu National Museum
  • 2010
    Formally succeeds Ozaki ware and works on its revival
  • 2012
    Artwork Selected for the 59th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition purchased by the Imperial Household Agency
  • 2014
    Becomes Director of the Saga Ceramic Art Association
  • 2016
    Visited Cizhou kilns and Ding kilns in China
  • 2018
    Awarded as Person of Merit in Education by Kanzaki City

Awards

  • 1976
    Received the Incentive Award at the 11th West Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 1977
    Received the Fukuoka Board of Education Award at the 12th West Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 1978
    Received the Fukuoka Mayor Award at the 13th West Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition

Public Collections

  • The British Museum
  • Kyushu Ceramic Museum

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