Ogata Kenzan
Edo period potter, painter, and calligrapher of Kyō ware.
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During the Edo period, Ogata Kenzan worked as a potter, painter, and calligrapher, and his output is linked to Kyō ware and Kiyomizu ware.[1] Shisui, Shōkosai, Shuseidō, Tōin, and Shinshō are alternative names that Ogata Kenzan used.[1]
Life and work
The Suntory account notes that Kenzan retreated to live near Ninnaji temple in 1689, beginning a life as a cultured recluse.[2] The Suntory account adds that in 1699 he built his own kiln in the Narutaki Izumitani area northwest of Kyoto.[2] Oeyo, who was married to Tokugawa Hidetada, and Tokugawa Masako were among the patrons of the Kariganeya, the family's shop.[3] South of Ninna-ji, Ogata set up Shuseidō hall in 1689.[4]
Nonomura Ninsei, whose Omuru kiln sat at Ninna-ji's front gate, was the potter from whom Ogata learned.[4] A mountain villa in Ukyō-ku, Kyoto was given to Ogata in 1699 by Kugyō Nijō Tsunahira, and there Kenzan started his own kiln.[4] Kenzan was 81 years old when he died.[4]
What the cited sources add
The Koto Potter account states that the name “Kenzan” stems from the geographic feature “Kenzan” (Dry Mountain) located to the northwest of Kyoto’s center.[5] The Suntory account notes that Kenzan ceramics were created by directly linking the aesthetics of Kyoto's affluent merchant class with the Kyoyaki tradition.[2] The Koto Potter account describes Kenzan's work as reflecting the bold compositions and decorative flair of the Rimpa school founded by his brother, Korin Ogata.[5] The Suntory account mentions that Kenzan's replicas were a major part of the Kenzan kiln's production and a major source of its income.[2]
The Koto Potter account states that Kenzan's workshop produced a wide range of ceramics, from tea bowls and water jars to everyday tableware and jars.[5] The Koto Potter account adds that Kenzan organized his workshop with a modern producer-designer model: skilled artisans handled forming and firing, while he focused on design and painting.[5]
References
- Wikipedia, "Ogata Kenzan" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kenzan, "Teabowl with Moonflower (Yūgao) and Poem"; "Ogata Kenzan Biography, Art, & Facts Britannica", www.britannica.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "The Maestro of Conception, Kenzan is here Works from the exhibition", Suntory. facts only, no text reused. web.archive.org
- Wikipedia, "Ogata Kenzan" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Ogata Kenzan", collections.lacma.org; "About Ogata Kenzan, the master craftsman of Kyoto ware and Kiyomizu ware Kyoto ware and Kiyomizu ware mail order Koto Potter", Koto0potter, 2024-11-25; "The Maestro of Conception, Kenzan is here Works from the exhibition", Suntory (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Ogata Kenzan" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Ogata Kenzan", collections.lacma.org; "The Maestro of Conception, Kenzan is here Works from the exhibition", Suntory; "Ogata Kenzan Biography, Art, & Facts Britannica", www.britannica.com; "Ogata Kenzan", collections.lacma.org; "Ogata Kenzan", collections.lacma.org (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "About Ogata Kenzan, the master craftsman of Kyoto ware and Kiyomizu ware Kyoto ware and Kiyomizu ware mail order Koto Potter", Koto0potter, 2024-11-25. facts only, no text reused. kotopotter.jp
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