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Ryozan Kiln Saga Prefecture Takeo ware Ryozan Kiln Saga prefecture, Kyusyu

Artist :
MATSUO Jun

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Ryozan Kiln is the place of ten minutes‘ walk from the bus stop of Wakaki Japan Agricultural Cooperatives or fifteen minutes’ drive from the Takeoonsen station, JR Sasebo Line. Ryozan Kiln was opened at Takeo-shi, Saga prefecture in 1991. This is a quiet village in the mountains with rich nature. Jun-san works at Ryozan-gama today. He expresses the original view of the world by a flexible idea mainly on the pottery such as kohiki, chosen-karatsu, ao-garatsu and others. The mountains and ponds are seen from the exhibition room and works are displayed.

Address : 8530 Oazakawago, Wakaki-cho, Takeo-shi, Saga 843-0151 Japan

Artist

MATSUO, Jun
He studied under Iwabuchi Shigeya in Kyoto in early life.
Based on the skill of Karatsu ware, he tries to make new style of pottery.