SHINO (志野) National Treasure Toyozo Arakawa's kiln

07.07.2021

13 x 9 ☆ Red & White Plum ☆

Toyozo Arakawa Edit Profile also known as Muden Dojin

Background

Toyozo Arakawa was born in 1895.

Education

After finishing school at Kyoto Preparatory in 1909 he began studying the art of ceramics from Tozan Miyanaga.

Career

Earlier in life he was especially interested in dyed ceramic ware which he studied in Kyoto but since his discovery of the old kilns of Shino, Setoguro and Kiseto he concentrated on their style and finally succeeeded in turning out ware equal to that turned out during the Momoyama Period. His kiln is now located in Gifu Prefecture.

He was given the title "Living National Treasure" in 1955. In 1930 he discovered shards at the site of the ruins of an ogama style kiln at Mutabora proving that that Shino and Oribe glazed work of the Momoyama and early Edo period in Japan had been manufactured in Mino rather than in the Seto area. In 1933 he built a kiln reproducing the original Mutabora kiln and rediscovered the techniques for manufacturing Shino glazes. He died in Tokyo, Japan in 1985. There is a translation of Arakawa's The Traditions and Techniques of Mino Pottery in Janet Barriskill's Visiting the Mino Kilns Wild Peony Press, Sydney.

Toyozo Arakawa It is meaningless just to inherit the traditions of Japanese pottery, unless you add your own ideas...but if you overdo yourself, you might ruin the traditions. The point is to make the best use of the old methods and ideas. -Toyozo Arakawa, Japan, "Living National Treasure"

Living National Treasure Toyozo Arakawa Suigetsu Kiln Born in Tajimi City

Gifu Prefecture

1922 Became

the factory manager of Miyanaga Toyama Kiln in Kyoto

1927

Moved to Kamakura at the invitation of Royama Kitaoji

1930

Shino in the Momoyama period at Mino Dairyo - discover the Seto black of the old kilns

Shino to demonstrate that had been burned in the Mino instead of the Seto

1933

resigned as Hoshioka kiln of Kamakura

the old-fashioned hole kiln to return to the large萓built kiln

reconstruction of Momoyama of Shino Seto black to pour our best

1936

and Kitaooji Lu Yamabito Tamba Kokamaato excavations to be of

1940

Kawakita Handoroko and to investigate the Kenzan Ogata kiln of Narutaki Kyoto

1942

Kawakita Handoroko et al and "Karahinekai" formed

in 1944

Kaneshige Toyo kiln the visit stayed Bizen ware production of

1946

Fujio Koyama Munemaro Ishiguro et al as "Japan rural crafts Promotion Organization" established

1947

"Japan rural Crafts Association" dissolution, the "Japanese ceramics for the Promotion of Science." founded

in 1952

Shino intangible cultural property to the specified

1963

Seto black designated as intangible Cultural Property

1954

"Tori meeting" organized

1955

certification in important intangible cultural property holders

"Japan Crafts Association" participation in the establishment

in 1958

the 10th Sino-Japanese Cultural Award

1961

"Kashiwakai" founded

1962

3rd Prague International Ceramics Exhibition of Gold Award

1965

Medal with Purple Ribbon awarded

1966

"Tomokai" formation

1968

Order of cultural Merit awarded

Tajimi honorary citizen to become

1975

five kiln itinerate of the journey out to the

1984

large萓Toyozo museum opened Arakawa to the

1985

death