About Ichino Masahiko (b.1961-)

Born in 1961 in Sasayama, Hyogo Prefecture, Ichino Masahiko is a renowned Japanese ceramic artist celebrated for his innovative approach to Tamba pottery, an 800-year-old ceramic tradition produced to the west of Nagoya. In 1981, he began training under his father and established his own studio in 1988.
L’œuvre d’Ichino est rapidement remarquée, recevant le prix de la Meilleure Œuvre lors de la 13e Japanese Ceramic Art Exhibition en 1995. Sa renommée ne cesse de croître à l’international, avec des présentations dans de prestigieuses expositions à travers le Japon et en France : Japanese Crafts « Now » 100 Selections (Paris, 1999).
The 2000s saw Ichino’s participation in numerous significant global exhibitions, such as the Tea Ceremony – Contemporary Art Exhibition at the Helsinki Art Museum (2000), the International Ceramic Exchange Exhibition in Beijing (2000), and the Asian International Contemporary Ceramic Art Exhibition in Taiwan (2002). He also exhibited in Korea at the Contemporary Korean-Japanese Ceramic Art Exhibition in Seoul (2003).
Among other notable accolades, Ichino received the Grand Prize at the Tea Ceremony Art Exhibition (Tanabe Museum of Art, 2009), and participated in influential shows such as Contemporary Tea: Freedom of Form (Museum of Tomo, 2010) and Perspectives on Contemporary Crafts at The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (2010). In 2011, he was recognized with the Hyogo Prefecture Cultural Award for his lasting contributions to the Japanese ceramic.