Ceramic artist Tokuda Yasokichi III was born in Ishikawa prefecture in 1933. In 1997 he was named a Living National Treasure as a master of Kutani ware. He died in 2009. His talent and passion for pottery was inherited by the daughter Tokuda Yasokichi IV.

Tokuda Yasokichi III. Source: kanazawa21.jp

Tokuda Yasokichi III. Source: kanazawa21.jp

Tokuda Yasokichi III. Source: kanazawa21.jp

Tokuda Yasokichi III. Source: kanazawa21.jp

Tokuda Yasokichi III. Source: metmuseum.org

Tokuda Yasokichi III. Source: metmuseum.org

Tokuda Yasokichi III. Source: sogo-gogo.com

Tokuda Yasokichi III. Source: h-yanagi.com

Tokuda Yasokichi III. Source: christies.com
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