Kaneshige Tōyō
Kaneshige Kaneshige Toyo (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.
Kaneshige Tōyō
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- Full name
- 金重 勇.
- Born
- Kaneshige Tōyō was born in 1896. · Okayama.
- Died
- Kaneshige Tōyō died in 1967.
- Nationality
- Japan · Empire of Japan
- Occupation
- ceramicist · potter · artisan · artist
- Honours
- Medal with Purple Ribbon
- Languages
- Japanese
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Kaneshige Tōyō appears in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a “Handwerker”, ceramicist and “Töpfer” (1896 – 1967).
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Kaneshige Tōyō was born in 1896. Kaneshige Tōyō died in 1967.
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1896
Kaneshige Tōyō was born on 1 January 1896.
1967
Kaneshige Tōyō died on 1 January 1967.
1968
Kaneshige Tōyō hito to sakuhin (1968) is digitised and catalogued by Open Library.
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Kaneshige Tōyō hito to sakuhin (1968) — Open Library
Kaneshige Tōyō isaku meihinten (1977) — Open Library
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- 1.Frédéric, Louis. Kaneshige Tōyō. Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. 469. 2002. 9780674017535.
- 2.National Institute for Cultural Heritage. Kaneshige Tōyō—Tōbunken Ākaibu Dētabēsu.
- 3.Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties. Nihon Bijutsu Nenkan Shōwa 43-nenban. 151. 1968. 265425988.
- 4.Okayama Prefecture Library. Kaneshige Toyo-sho (Okayama dejitaru hyakka).
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