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          Tokuda Yasokichi III, (born Masahiko), (三代徳田八十吉), (–) Masahiko was the first son of Tokuda Yasokichi II. He began learning ceramics when he was....

          TOKUDA YASOKICHI III was born in Ishikawa Prefecture as the eldest son of Tokuda Yasokichi II.

          After having withdrawn from the Kanazawa Arts and Crafts College, he helped his father to pursue the traditional family ceramic business.

          Tokuda Yasokichi IV is a potter who specialises in Kutani ware.

        1. Note: Tokuda Yasokichi III was born in Ishigawa prefecture, the eldest son of the famous potter Tokuda Yasokichi II ( ).
        2. Tokuda Yasokichi III, (born Masahiko), (三代徳田八十吉), (–) Masahiko was the first son of Tokuda Yasokichi II. He began learning ceramics when he was.
        3. The founder of the Tokuda lineage of pottery lived from to Tokuda Yasokichi I, born near present-day Kaga city in Ishikawa Prefecture.
        4. Tokuda Yasokichi III has 1 artist signature examples available in our database.

          5. He learned the traditional methods of kutani glaze preparation and decoration from his grandfather, Tokuda Yasokichi I. At first Tokuda confined himself to traditional style pieces with a modern flavor. However, after 1973, he was prompted by his peers to develop a personal style.

          He invented a technique that enabled him to control the suffusion of kutani color glazes, creating a starburst effect that is, according to the artist, “somewhat in the manner of modern color-field painters such as Mark Rothko.” Tokuda was designated National Living Treasure in 1997 for porcelain with colored glazes. 

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