ONO, Jiro
Kohakutogeisha
・Jiro-san was born as the son of Ono Hakuko in 1953. Hakuko-san was the holder of Saga Prefecture Important Intangible Cultural Asset Ceramics.
・He learned a lot how to make pocelain in the Kozan kiln in Ureshino-shi, Saga Prefecture.
・Following the death of Hakuko-san in 1996, Jiro-san decided to become artist making underglazed gold porcelain, yurikinsai.
・The Kohakutogeisha pottery was established in 2002.
・We may feel that golden leaf pattern is really mysterious with appearing from surface.
・The brilliant gold decoration and the gentle form make us feel a sense of beauty.