Miwa Kyūwa

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Miwa Kyūwa ( Japanese 三輪 休 和 , real first name Kunihiro (邦 廣); born April 20, 1895 in Hagi ( Yamaguchi Prefecture ); died October 24, 1981 there) was a Japanese potter.

Live and act

Miwa Kyūwa followed his father in the 10th generation in the Hagi pottery tradition and took his go "Kyūsetu" (休 雪) when he retired from active work. After his own retirement he called himself Kyūwa, while his younger brother Jusetsu (壽 雪; 1910-2012) continued the tradition.

Elevated by the state in 1970 to a “ living national treasure”, Kyūwa is known for its vessels for tea ceremonies , for fresh water vessels (水 指, Mizusashi) and figurative sculptures. He developed a milky-white glaze in the Korean style.

literature

  • S. Noma (Ed.): Miwa Kyūwa . In: Japan. An Illustrated Encyclopedia. Kodansha, 1993. ISBN 4-06-205938-X , p. 986.

Web links (images)

Owned by the National Museum of Modern Art Tokyo :

Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . Thus Miwa is the family name, Kyūwa the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Miwa, Kyūwa
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 三輪 休 和 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION japanese potter
DATE OF BIRTH April 20, 1895
PLACE OF BIRTH Hagi (Yamaguchi)
DATE OF DEATH October 24, 1981
Place of death Hagi (Yamaguchi)