Fumihiro Katsuta

1951 -
  • Ceramics
  • Price Range $1,000 - 11,000
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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

    • British Museum
    • Kyushu Ceramic Museum, permanent exhibition

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