About Kaneshige Tōyō
Lived 1896 – 1967 (aged 70–71). Kaneshige Tōyō was a Japanese ceramicist, potter, artisan and artist.
(from Okayama, Japan 1896–1967) was a potter in Imbe, Japan. He helped to establish the Japan Kōgei Association in 1955, and was deemed a living national treasure in 1956 for his work in the Bizen style ceramics.
He was a member of what is known as the "Momoyama revival movement" of the 1930s and is credited with having rediscovered the techniques used to produce the wabi teawares of the Azuchi-Momoyama period.
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Who was Kaneshige Tōyō?
Japanese potter
When was Kaneshige Tōyō born?
Kaneshige Tōyō was born in 1896 in Okayama.
When did Kaneshige Tōyō die?
Kaneshige Tōyō died in 1967.
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Kaneshige Tōyō was a ceramicist, potter, artisan and artist.
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Kaneshige Tōyō was Japanese.
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