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MORIYAMA, Motomi MORIYAMA, Motomi Moriyamakanzan Kiln

Koishiwara Ware


SUMMARY

・Motomi-san learned pottery from his brother Kikuo Moriyama.
・The Moriyamakanzan kiln was established in 1984.
・Some technique is used, for example continuous pattern curved by plane (tobikanna) and brush mark (hakeme) which are the characteristic of Koishiwara ware.
・He's the representative director in the Koishiwara pottery that is established with aimed at Japanese Folkcraft modernism.
・The concept is that making ceramics which is suitable for modern living.
・He values the beauty in utility which has been handed down to Koishiwara ware, we feel comfortable every time we use works often.
・He has the national qualification of traditional craftsman.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Birth
Koishiwara village, Fukuoka prefecture in 1948
Address
871-1 Oazakoishiwara, Toho-mura, Asakura-gun, Fukuoka 838-1601 Japan

CAREER HISTORY

Award
The chief of Kyushu Bureau of International Trade and Industry prize in PAK' 96 (1996) and many more