Shuhei Fujioka

Shuhei Fujioka (藤岡周平, Fujioka Shuhei) (b. 1947) is a Japanese potter known for his Iga ware.

Biography

Born 1947 in the city of Matsuyama of Ehime prefecture, Shuhei Fujioka graduated from Ritsumeikan University in 1970. Being introduced through the Aichi Prefectural Pottery Practitioner School, master potter Mitsuo Tanimoto took him as his apprentice.[1] In 1975, Fujioka built his kiln and opened his practice in Ueno, Mie prefecture.

His pottery has been shown in Japan, New York, and at many group galleries.[2] His work is also on permanent exhibition at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, the Brooklyn Museum, the Contemporary Art Museum Ise, the Crueger Collection in Germany and the Gitter-Yelen Collection, New Orleans.[3]

References
  1. "Japanese Potter - Fujioka Shuhei (Iga)". e-yakimono.net. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  2. "Fujioka Shuhei - Artists - Joan B Mirviss LTD - Japanese Fine Art". mirviss.com. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  3. "Archived copy". www.mirviss.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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