Tsukitani Hatsuko (月谷初子) (1869–1945) was a
Japanese ceramics
, is one of the oldest Japanese crafts and Japanese art, art forms, dating back to the Neolithic period. Kilns have produced earthenware, pottery, stoneware, Ceramic glaze, glazed pottery, glazed stoneware, porcelain, and Blue and white porcel ...
artist.
She was born in Tokyo, and after studying sculpture, she trained at various kilns. From 1915 (Taishō 4) to 1932 (Shōwa 7), she set up ceramic ateliers in Gokiso and Moriyama in
Nagoya
is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and the most pop ...
. She was also a pioneer of female artists in sculpture and pottery.
Her work is known as Tsukitani ware (月谷焼).
See also
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Sada Yacco
Sada Yacco or was a Japanese geisha, actress and dancer.
Early life
Sadayakko Kawakami was born July 18, 1871, the youngest of twelve children. "My grandfather on my mother's side was an assistant magistrate and rather famous, I hear. Our house ...
, contemporary artist who also lived in Nagoya
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1869 births
1945 deaths
Culture in Nagoya
History of Nagoya
Artists from Nagoya
Artists from Tokyo
Japanese potters
Japanese sculptors
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