Shuhei Fujioka (Iga pottery)
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Shuhei Fujioka is a Japan
ese potter known for his Iga-yaki style pottery.
Born 1947 in the city of Matsuyama of Ehime prefecture, Shuhei Fujioka graduated from Ritsumeikan University
in 1970. Being introduced through the Aichi Prefectural Pottery Practitioner School, master potter Mitsuo Tanimoto took him as his apprentice. In 1975, Fujioka built his kiln
and opened his practice in Ueno, Mie
prefecture.
Shuhei Fujioka's Iga-yaki pottery has been shown in Japan, New York, and at many group galleries. His work is also on permanent exhibition at the New Orleans Museum of Art.
Japan
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ese potter known for his Iga-yaki style pottery.
Born 1947 in the city of Matsuyama of Ehime prefecture, Shuhei Fujioka graduated from Ritsumeikan University
Ritsumeikan University
Ritsumeikan University has a growing reputation as one of the main private universities of Japan. It is part of a group of prestigious private universities in the Kansai area, called "Kan -Kan -Dou -Ritsu "...
in 1970. Being introduced through the Aichi Prefectural Pottery Practitioner School, master potter Mitsuo Tanimoto took him as his apprentice. In 1975, Fujioka built his kiln
Kiln
A kiln is a thermally insulated chamber, or oven, in which a controlled temperature regime is produced. Uses include the hardening, burning or drying of materials...
and opened his practice in Ueno, Mie
Ueno, Mie
was a city located in Mie, Japan. The city was founded on September 10, 1941.On November 1, 2004 Ueno was merged with the old town of Iga, the town of Ayama, the villages of Ōyamada and Shimagahara, all from Ayama District, and the town of Aoyama, from Naga District, to form the new city of Iga.In...
prefecture.
Shuhei Fujioka's Iga-yaki pottery has been shown in Japan, New York, and at many group galleries. His work is also on permanent exhibition at the New Orleans Museum of Art.
Iga yaki
Iga-yaki is a style of pottery where the ceramic is fired at high temperatures causing it to crystallize in a red hue, with brown-grey burn marks caused by log ashes, and the melting effect of the vidro (feldspatic glass). It has been a popular pottery style since the Tsutsui-Momoyama period of Japan. Iga-yaki utilizes the native Iga clay and is fired over three days in a kiln dug into the ground. (Yellin 2000)Source
- http://www.e-yakimono.net/html/fujioka-shuhei-jt.html Yellin, Robert. "Scorched in the fires of Iga". Japan Times. Mar. 11, 2000. As published on Japanese Potter - Fujioka Shuhei (Iga). (Retrieved Feb. 2, 2007).
External links
- http://shuheifujioka.net/index_en.html SHUHEI FUJIOKA