SHIMADA C0061
japan-pottery-researcherTOUKAI SHITORO YAKI
This piece is made at the Hoetsu Kiln, one of the Shidoro ware kilns in Shimada City, Shizuoka Prefecture.
It was fired using local Shidoro clay, which is high in iron, resulting in a slightly greenish hue.
Shirahata Houetsu
1925: Born.
1946: Apprenticed under Fujio Koyama of
the National Museum.
1949: Established the Hoetsu Kiln.
1978: Member of the Shizuoka Prefectural
Craftsmen Association.
1993: Received the Shizuoka Prefecture
Outstanding Skills Award.
2013: Selected as a "Contemporary Master
Craftsman."
2014: Received the Yellow Ribbon Medal.
2020: Passed away.
