Matcha tea bowl, Kyoyaki, colored painting, Unkin, four seasons, flowers, Seikanji kiln, made by Shohei Sugita

Seikanji Kiln was built in Kyoto in the late Edo period with the permission of the former count Seikanji family.
[First Generation Kikujiro]
[2nd Generation Ryusai]
[Third Generation Shohei]
Born November 15, 1914 in Kyoto
Graduated from Kyoto Second Technical High School
Learned pottery under his teacher
1950: After working at the Kyoto National Ceramic Testing Laboratory, he took over the family business.
1950: Authorized to produce Seikanji ware by the former Earl's family.
Participated in the Kyoto Traditional Potters Association 15th and 20th Anniversary Exhibitions
Kyoto Traditional Potters Association Executive Committee Member
1985: 70th birthday commemorative exhibition at Takashimaya, Kyoto
[4th Generation: Shohei Sugita]
Born in Kyoto in 1942 (Showa 17)
1960 (Showa 35) Kyoto College of Art and Design (now Kyoto University of Art and Design)
1962 (Showa 37) Kyoto Municipal Industrial Research Institute
2000 (Heisei 12) 4th generation successor
The Seikanji Kiln seal was bestowed by the 15th head of the Urasenke school, Hounsai, and Kakunyu.
Member of the Kyoto Traditional Potters Association

[Mr. Sugita Shinryu] Daughter of the next generation is studying pottery making
Born in Kyoto in 1973 (Showa 48)
After graduating from the Kyoto Prefectural Pottery Training School and the Kyoto City Industrial Research Institute, he studied under the 3rd and 4th generations of the company.
"The title Shinryu was given to me from the White Dragon enshrined in the Sugita family and the two generations of Ryusai."

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