Fumihiro Katsuta

• 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

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.

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

• British Museum
• Kyushu Ceramic Museum, permanent exhibition

hinokumagama

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  4555-1 Kanzakimachiosaki, Kanzaki, Saga Map MapOpen in new window
• Phone
  0952-53-3018
• Fax
  0952-53-3018
• E-mail
  hinokuma-katsuta@almond.ocn.ne.jp

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