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Kacho Kawarabata

Profile of Kawarabata Kacho

  • 1956 Born in Shibuya-ku Tokyo
  • 1981 Graduated from the faculty of economics at Obirin University in Tokyo
  • 1986 Established own Anagama-kiln in Nakaizu-cho, Tagata-gun, Shizuoka prefecture
  • 1989 First sole exhibition at Daimaru department store in Machida-city, Tokyo June
  • 1995 Moved to Oita prefecture in Kyushu. Established Anagama-kiln
  • 2003 Established my 3rd Anagama-kiln and my studio.
  • Currently I have been holding sole exhibitions all over Japan.

Greeting

I am a self-taught potter, and it has been about a quarter of a century since I began working in Anagama-kiln.
After much trial and error, I struggled and spent a great deal of time and effort until I was able to produce pottery that I was satisfied with.
Looking back, what I was taught and trained by Anagama-kiln is an immeasurable asset for me, and even now, when I face Anagama-kiln, it seems that it sees my inexperience and teaches me to be humble in everything.

Solo exhibition

I have a sole exhibition in Tokyo, Fukushima, Ishikawa, Kanagawa, Shizuoka, Okayama, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Ehime, Kochi, Fukuoka, Kumamoto, Nagasaki, Kagoshima, Oita

Other Activities

April 2000
Held a lecture about a kiln using with the firewoods and a workshop at 5 different places in the States, such as South-east Texas University, St.Edward University and other universities.
September 2004
Visited kilns in Vietnam
April 2005
Visited 5 kilns around Hanoi in Vietnam and the faculty of ceramics at the Hanoi Engineering College
June 2006
Held a lecture about the history of Japanese potteries and the potteries for a tea utensils and a workshop at the faculty of ceramics of the Chengmai University in Thailand.
August 2008
Visited Ethiopia as a member of senior volunteer program organized by JICA to teach local people about potteries.
August 2009
Visited Ethiopia as a member of senior volunteer program organized by JICA to teach local people about potteries.
July 2010
Took a main role in establishing a gas-operated kiln as a glass root activity at Ploughshare Women Crafts Training Center, Gondor in Ethiopia

Books with works

  • Gendai Sarabachi Zukan(A pictorial of the contemporary Plate & Bowls) published by Kogei shuppan
  • Gendai Tokkuri Zukan(A pictorial of the contemporary Sake-pot) published by Hokushindo Shuppan
  • Gendai Guinomi Zukan(A pictorial of the contemporary Sake-cups) published by Hokushindo Shuppan
  • Kennchoji Temple & Shojin Ryori in Kamakura published by Gakken