Ogata Kenzan (1663 Kyoto – 1743 Edo), was a genius ceramic artist and designer who took the world of Japanese pottery to a new level and branded a style of ceramic that is still in the making today. Kenzan’s style, which departed from Kyoto sober tea ceremony ware tradition, was colorful and in my humble opinion, very avant-garde in shapes and designs and influenced artists in Japan and the rest of the world, including renowned British potter Bernard Leach (1887 – 1979).
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