Shigeo Takemura

  • Ceramics
  • 1953 -
Shigeo Takemura

I make ceramics using ash glaze, which is a glaze that has been used from long ago, made from ashes of burnt wood.
I use various ashes from cedar, grapes, sunflower etc. The various ashes bring out different expressions.

Membership Full member, Japan Kogei Association
Member, Kyoto Association of Craft Artists
Studio dainithigama
  • 1953 Born in Yamashina, Kyoto
  • 1972 Graduated from the Ceramics Course at Kyoto Municipal Hiyoshigaoka High School
    Studied under Morinobu Kimura
  • 1975 Selected for the 4th Japan Kogei Association Kinki Branch Exhibition for the first time. Selected every year to date
  • 1978 Selected for the Kyoto Craft Arts Exhibition
  • 1980 Became independent and established the Dainichi-gama kiln in Yamashina
  • 1988 Selected for the 35th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
  • 1990 Selected for the 37th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
  • 1998 Selected for the 53rd Shinsho Kogei Exhibition (54 times)
  • 2001 Kyoto Craft Artists Association Exhibition – the Start of the 21st Century
  • 2002 Selected for the 49th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
  • 2007 Selected for the 54th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
    Full member, Japan Kogei Association
  • 2008 Selected for the 55th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
  • 2009 Selected for the 56th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
  • 2010 Judge at the 39th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Kinki Exhibition
    Selected for the 57th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition

  • 1996Received the Incentive Award at the 25th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Kinki Exhibition
  • 2007Received the Kyoto Board of Education Superintendent’s Award at the 36th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Kinki Exhibition
  • 2008Received the Japan Kogei Association Award at the 36th Ceramic New Works Exhibition held by the full members of the Japan Kogei Association Ceramics Section

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