Kosuke Kaneshige
Born in Bizen City in 1943. The third son of pottery master Kanashige Toyo. After studying sculpture, he creates a wide range of works, from tea and flower vessels to sculptural objects. In 2012, he was designated a holder of an Important Intangible Cultural Property by Okayama Prefecture.
He was born in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture in 1943 as the third son of Kaneshige Toyo.
He graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts in 1968.
He made a kiln in 1982.
He graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts in 1968.
He made a kiln in 1982.
Biography
Kosuke Kanashige was born in 1943 in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture, as the third son of Toyo Kanashige.
He graduated from the Department of Sculpture at the Tokyo University of the Arts in 1968.
In 1970, he completed his graduate studies in Sculpture at the same university.
He began exhibiting ceramic works in 1975 and, after serving as a lecturer at Tokai University’s Faculty of Liberal Arts and other positions, returned to Okayama in 1977.
In 1982, he built a climbing kiln in Kato, Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture.
In 1991, he created the ceramic wall “Light, Wind, and Us” for the Yasuda Fire Insurance Building in Okayama Prefecture.
In 1994, he received the Japan Ceramic Art Association Award.
His work was exhibited at the Bizen Ware Exhibition in Paris in 1997, and he has held solo exhibitions throughout Japan.
In 2012, he was designated a Holder of an Important Intangible Cultural Property by Okayama Prefecture.
He creates objects, tea utensils, flower vessels, tableware, sake vessels, and more.
He graduated from the Department of Sculpture at the Tokyo University of the Arts in 1968.
In 1970, he completed his graduate studies in Sculpture at the same university.
He began exhibiting ceramic works in 1975 and, after serving as a lecturer at Tokai University’s Faculty of Liberal Arts and other positions, returned to Okayama in 1977.
In 1982, he built a climbing kiln in Kato, Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture.
In 1991, he created the ceramic wall “Light, Wind, and Us” for the Yasuda Fire Insurance Building in Okayama Prefecture.
In 1994, he received the Japan Ceramic Art Association Award.
His work was exhibited at the Bizen Ware Exhibition in Paris in 1997, and he has held solo exhibitions throughout Japan.
In 2012, he was designated a Holder of an Important Intangible Cultural Property by Okayama Prefecture.
He creates objects, tea utensils, flower vessels, tableware, sake vessels, and more.