Kan Kishino is the fourth son of an ink painting father and a ceramicist mother.
After graduating from high school, he worked for Masatake Fukumori at the Doraku kiln in Iga. After graduating from high school, he trained for more than ten years under Masatake Fukumori of the Doraku Kiln in Iga, which has been in operation for seven generations.
In 2004, he built his own kiln in Marubashira, Iga.
He has encountered many old pottery masterpieces, gazed at them, and is impressed by the historical background of the objects and the high level of awareness of the craftspeople.
He was impressed by the historical background of the objects and the high level of awareness of the craftsmen, which led him to create his own pottery.
While learning from the beauty and fascination of old pottery, he also wanted to explore the possibilities of pottery as an object to be used,
Flowers should be easy to arrange and vessels should complement food! And,
I hope that the objects I create will bring joy to people's lives.
He says that such vessels become the air and smell of his own life.
That is exactly why, in the elegant private house in Marubashira, Iga, where he lives, he is able to enjoy the nature of the four seasons, the smiles of his family and the richness of life.
In the elegant house in Marubashira, Iga, where he lives, the nature of the four seasons, the smiles of his family and the richness of life are lived, and Kan Kishino's pottery continues.
A wide range of pottery, including Iga, Shigaraki, Kohiki, Shino and Korai, is produced from raw clay.
He makes the clay, the glaze and even the thickness of the wood.
The stoicism, seriousness and concentration of Kan Kishino's pottery is a testimony to his commitment to his work.
pottery, which makes the viewer stand up straight.
In his first solo exhibition at Ippodo, he presented a selection of pots and teacups that could easily be mistaken for old pottery masterpieces.
The exhibition at Ippodo will feature pots, bowls and tableware that could easily be mistaken for old pottery masterpieces.
Ippodo Aono
