Kaneshige Toyo
Template:Japanese name Kaneshige Toyo (from Okayama, Japan 1896–1967) was a potter in Imbe, Japan.[1] He helped to establish the Japanese Folk Crafts Museum in 1955,[citation needed] and was deemed a living national treasure in 1956 for his work in the Bizen style ceramics.[1] He was a member of what is known as the "Momoyama revival movement" of the 1930s and is credited with having rediscovered the techniques used to produce the wabi teawares of the Azuchi-Momoyama period.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b Frédéric, Louis (2002). "Kaneshige Tōyō". Japan Encyclopedia. Translated by Käthe Roth. Harvard University Press. p. 469. ISBN 9780674017535. Retrieved 25 November 2012.