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MATSUO, Jun MATSUO, Jun Ryozan Kiln

Takeo Ware


SUMMARY

・He has learned craftsmanship and attitude about Japanese kogei under Iwabuchi Shigeya in Kyoto.
・The main works are enyu and yakishime, made with the technique related to Karatsu-yaki.
・Regarding the special glaze of enyu, he throws salt into the kiln during firing, it volatilizes to be a glaze.
・You can see two kinds of delicate colors red and black that are seen onto the pottery.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Birth
Takeo-shi, Saga prefecture in 1961
Education
Kyoto Saga Art College (- 1982)
Address
8530 Oazakawago, Wakaki-cho, Takeo-shi, Saga 843-0151 Japan
Affiliation
Saga Ceramic Art Association

CAREER HISTORY

Award
The Saga Ceramic Art Association prize in the Kyushu Yamaguchi Ceramics Exhibition (1986)
Rookie of the Year Award of cultural foundation in the Saga Bank Foundation (2007)
The encouragement prize in the Nishi-nippon Ceramic Art Exhibition
The grand prix in the Hana's exhibition and many more
Selected
The Japan Traditional Kogei Exhibition, The Exhibition of Traditional Kogei of SEIBU Area in Japan, the Arita International Ceramics Competition The TOBI, the Ceramic Art Society of Japan Exhibition and other exhibitions