Fumihiro Katsuta

  • Ceramics
  • 1951 -
Fumihiro Katsuta

I try to express the unique expressions of wild flowers and plants and the seasons with a soft touch by using Japanese traditional paper (washi) cut into shapes of plants and flowers and penetrating the paint through the paper to dye the vessels. I use iron pigments from my local neighborhood. The reddish brown colors of the iron pigments on the ivory color of the white slip coated base create a calm color tone.

Membership Full member, Japan Kogei Association
Director of the Saga Ceramic Art Association
Studio hinokumagama
  • 1951 Born in Tosu City, Saga Prefecture
  • 1970 Graduated from Aichi Prefectural Zuiryo High School
  • 1971 Graduated from Aichi Prefectural Ceramics Technical School
  • 1973 Trained at Otaniyaki Tamura (Naruto City, Tokushima Prefecture)
  • 1974 Studied under Katsumi Eguchi at the Oyamaji kiln (Takeo City, Saga Prefecture) (– 1980)
  • 1976 Went on Ship for Kyushu Youth Program and trained in China
    Learned caligraphy from Ryusui Yamaguchi (– 1980)
  • 1979 Selected for the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for the first time (selected 19 times from this year onward)
    Selected for and awarded at the West Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition and Saga Prefectural Art Exhibition
  • 1980 Built the Hinokuma kiln in Kanzaki City, Saga Prefecture
    Studied under Takeshi Nagatake
  • 1983 Becomes a part-time lecturer at Saga Women's Junior College (– 1993)
  • 1984 Recommended as Full Member of the Japan Kōgei Association
  • 1985 Becomes lecturer for open lectures at Kyushu Sangyo University Zokei Junior College of Art and Design (– 1988)
  • 1987 Recommended as member of the Saga Ceramic Art Association
  • 1995 Learned ceramics painting from 13th generation Imaemon Imaizumi at the Japan Kōgei Association training program (– 1996)
  • 2000 Submitted to "Saga Contemporary Ceramics from the Home of Japanese Porcelain" at the British Museum , Studied in the UK
  • 2009 Submitted to "Craftworks of Today in Kyushu and Okinawa – Tradition and Creation" at Kyushu National Museum
  • 2010 Formally succeeds Ozaki ware and works on its revival
  • 2012 Artwork Selected for the 59th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition purchased by the Imperial Household Agency
  • 2014 Becomes Director of the Saga Ceramic Art Association
  • 2016 Visited Cizhou kilns and Ding kilns in China
  • 2018 Awarded as Person of Merit in Education by Kanzaki City

  • Received the Incentive Award at the 11th West Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • Received the Fukuoka Board of Education Award at the 12th West Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • Received the Fukuoka Mayor Award at the 13th West Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition

  • British Museum
  • Kyushu Ceramic Museum, permanent exhibition

hinokumagama

Address 4555-1 Kanzakimachiosaki, Kanzaki, Saga Map
Phone 0952-53-3018
E-mail hinokuma-katsuta@almond.ocn.ne.jp

Price Range

$ 300 - 10,000

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