Kaneshige Toyo - Sadness Toyo

Ceramic artist. Born in Imbe Village, Wake County, Okayama Prefecture (present-day Imbe, Bizen City). His real name was Isamu. As the eldest son of the Kaneshige family, one of the six famous Bizen ware families, he trained under his father, Baiyo. He started out making sculptures, but he continued to hone his skills by incorporating techniques from Shizutani ware, overglaze Bizen, and Mushiake ware, among others. It is said that Toyo first turned the wheel in 1930 (Showa 5) when he was 34 years old, and around the age of 40, he left his craftsmanship behind and turned to tea ceremony Bizen ware, modeled on Bizen ware (Ko-Bizen) from the Momoyama period. He succeeded in making tea utensils that were heavy, meticulous, and bold, and became the founder and new leader of the revival of modern Bizen ware. In 1981 (Showa 31), he was recognized as a holder of the Important Intangible Cultural Property of Bizen ware.

[Yoshiaki Yabe]

"Complete Collection of Contemporary Japanese Ceramics 9: Kaneshige Toyo" edited by Hayashiya Seizo (1981, Shueisha)

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陶芸作家。岡山県和気(わけ)郡伊部(いんべ)村（現備前(びぜん)市伊部）生まれ。本名勇。備前焼名家、六家の一つ金重家の長男として父楳陽(ばいよう)のもとで修業を積み、初め細工物（彫塑像）を行い、閑谷(しずたに)焼、色絵備前、虫明(むしあけ)焼などの技法を取り込むなど新味もくふうして技巧を磨いた。陶陽が初めてろくろをひいたのは1930年（昭和5）34歳のときと伝えられており、40歳前後に細工師から脱皮して桃山時代の備前焼（古備前）を手本とした茶陶備前に転じ、重厚、入念、豪放な作行きの茶具づくりに成功し、現代備前焼の再興の祖として、そのニュー・リーダーとなった。56年（昭和31）に「備前焼」の重要無形文化財保持者に認定された。

［矢部良明］

『林屋晴三編『現代日本陶芸全集9　金重陶陽』（1981・集英社）』

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