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Takuro
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Born in 1972, Takuro grew up in Osaka and then gained a degree in
Chemistry from Doshisha University before moving to Shigaraki. There he
worked for the Tanikan Pottery, which was in effect a commercial operation
producing Shigaraki ware. Originally taken on because of his scientific
background, Takuro immediately became interested in producing pottery himself
and learnt much during his 3 years with the company. This together with
learning about the anagama kiln from the Shigaraki potter, Hajimu Kato,
resulted in Takuro setting up his own studio and kiln in 1999. Takuro first showed his teabowls at the Harlequin Gallery in
January 2002. Although these had been made in Shigaraki, he had begun an
eighteen month residency in the USA by the time of the exhibition. In the
States he worked in several locations, furthering his knowledge of
wood-firing and even managed to get a few examples of his work over to the
Harlequin Gallery. Takuro returned to Shigaraki in 2003 and sent teabowls from there
for the Harlequin Gallery “Teabowl” exhibition in March 2005. That summer saw
him move once again to the States to work in Seagrove, North Carolina, where
he is still based. Takuro is taking part in the exhibition “3
Japanese Potters” that starts at the Harlequin on Sunday 3rd June 2007. For
examples of his new work to be included please click here. Examples
of Takuro’s work that are currently available are
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