Yoshiteru Takariki
Born in Ako City, Hyogo Prefecture. A Bizen ware artist who studied under Kanashige Sozan and Kanashige Yukuni, and established his independent practice in 1996 by building a climbing kiln in Shitani, Bizen City.
He was born in Hyogo Prefecture in 1970.
He became a disciple of Sozan Kaneshige in 1989.
After Sozan Kaneshige's death, he became a disciple of Yuhou Kaneshige.
He became an independent ceramic artist in 1996.
He became a disciple of Sozan Kaneshige in 1989.
After Sozan Kaneshige's death, he became a disciple of Yuhou Kaneshige.
He became an independent ceramic artist in 1996.
Biography
Yoshiteru Takaji was born in Ako City, Hyogo Prefecture. Influenced by his father’s love of pottery, he decided to pursue ceramics and began studying the craft in 1989, after graduating from high school, under the tutelage of the father-and-son team of Kanemaru Sozan and Arumitsu. After seven years of training, he established an independent studio with a climbing kiln in Idani, Bizen City, in 1996, and successfully fired his first kiln the following year. He held his first solo exhibition in Tokyo in 2000 and has held one every year since. In 1999, his work was selected for exhibition at the Tsukaite Mitai Kita no Kashi-ki Exhibition, and in 2002, his work was selected for the first time for the Chanoyu Zokei Exhibition.