(b. 1947) is a Japanese potter known for his

Iga ware is a style of Japanese pottery traditionally produced in Iga, Mie, former Iga Province, central Japan. History Iga ware's origins are believed to date to the second half of the 7th century and 8th century CE. The area has long produced a cl ...

Biography

Born 1947 in the city of

Matsuyama file:Matsuyama city office Ehime prefecture Japan.jpg, 270px, Matsuyama City Hall file:Ehimekencho-20040417.JPG, 270px, Ehime Prefectural Capital Building is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Ehime Prefecture on the island of Shikoku in Japan ...

Ehime is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Ehime Prefecture has a population of 1,342,011 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 5,676 km2 (2,191 sq mi). Ehime Prefecture borders Kagawa Prefecture to the northeast, Tok ...

prefecture, Shuhei Fujioka graduated from

Ritsumeikan University is a private university in Kyoto, Japan, that traces its origin to 1869. With the Kinugasa Campus (KIC) in Kyoto, and Kyoto Prefecture, the university also has a satellite called Biwako-Kusatsu Campus (BKC) and Osaka-Ibaraki Campus (OIC). Tod ...

in 1970. Being introduced through the Aichi Prefectural Pottery Practitioner School, master potter Mitsuo Tanimoto took him as his apprentice. In 1975, Fujioka built his

kiln A kiln is a thermally insulated chamber, a type of oven, that produces temperatures sufficient to complete some process, such as hardening, drying, or chemical changes. Kilns have been used for millennia to turn objects made from clay int ...

and opened his practice in

Ueno, Mie was a city located in Mie Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on September 10, 1941. It was often referred to as Iga-Ueno to avoid confusion with other Uenos, including one in Ise Province which is now part of Yokkaichi. As of 2003, the ...

prefecture. His pottery has been shown in Japan, New York, and at many group galleries. His work is also on permanent exhibition at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, the Brooklyn Museum, the Contemporary Art Museum Ise, the Crueger Collection in Germany and the Gitter-Yelen Collection, New Orleans.

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External links

Homepage of Fujioka Shuhei
1947 births Japanese potters Living people People from Matsuyama, Ehime {{Japan-artist-stub