Ogata Kenzan
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, originally , and also known by the pseudonym
Shisui, was a Japan
ese potter
and painter
, a younger brother of Ogata Korin
. He was born in Kyoto
in a rich marchant family and died in Edo
(now Tokyo
). He had learned after the famous potter NONOMURA NINNSEI and made his own kiln. Since in 1712 a nobleman patronized his kiln, he moved his kiln to east area of Kyoto. He was one of the greatest ceramicists
of the Tokugawa
era. In 1713, He moved to Edo.
Bernard Leach, the famous studio potter, wrote a book about Ogata Kenzan in 1966 entitled Kenzan and his Tradition, published by Faber & Faber in London.
Pseudonym
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Shisui, was a Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese potter
Pottery
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and painter
Painting
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, a younger brother of Ogata Korin
Ogata Korin
was a Japanese painter of the Rinpa school.-Early life:Kōrin was born in Kyoto, to a wealthy merchant who had a taste for the arts and is said to have given his son some elementary instruction therein...
. He was born in Kyoto
Kyoto
is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:...
in a rich marchant family and died in Edo
Edo
, also romanized as Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of the Japanese capital Tokyo, and was the seat of power for the Tokugawa shogunate which ruled Japan from 1603 to 1868...
(now Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
). He had learned after the famous potter NONOMURA NINNSEI and made his own kiln. Since in 1712 a nobleman patronized his kiln, he moved his kiln to east area of Kyoto. He was one of the greatest ceramicists
Ceramics (art)
In art history, ceramics and ceramic art mean art objects such as figures, tiles, and tableware made from clay and other raw materials by the process of pottery. Some ceramic products are regarded as fine art, while others are regarded as decorative, industrial or applied art objects, or as...
of the Tokugawa
Edo period
The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....
era. In 1713, He moved to Edo.
Bernard Leach, the famous studio potter, wrote a book about Ogata Kenzan in 1966 entitled Kenzan and his Tradition, published by Faber & Faber in London.