Suda Yosaburo ({c ^OY) is born in 1862 in Kanazawa. In 1880 he graduated from
Ishikawa Kangyojo paint Department.
In 1880 he went to Kyoto and did research for 3 years on pottery technic. He also learned how to make tea.
In 1883, back from Kyoto, he started to work in Yamashiro at the Kutanihon Toki Kaisha (γJ©νοΠ). In 1884, Asukai Kiyoshi (ςΉδ ΄), the President, died. Together with the pottery Manager, Hamasaka Seigoro (lc ΄άY), he restarted Kutanihon Toki Kaisha (γJ©νοΠ). But the company did not make money and the business was not so good.
In 1891, he left Kutanihon and established himself as an independent painter. Later in 1906 he opened the Seika kiln (δΕΨq), he was very good at making some-tsuke, Shonzui (copy of Chinese Some-tsuke), Gosu-akae and copy of Ko-kutani. He had a hobby, he was found of tea ceremony and then specialized in making ceramic for green tea. He changed his name to Suda Seika 1st (γ {c δΕΨ).
In 1924 Kitaoji Rozanjin (kεH DRl) came to Seika kiln. He was a famous potter
and cooker. They produced together very fine tableware. Rozanjin wanted to produce
pottery which could match his dishes.
Suda Seika died in 1927, he was 66 years old.
Today Seika kiln (δΕΨq) is still operated in Yamashiro by his grand-children.
Suda Yosaburo is born in 1862 in Kanazawa. In 1880 he graduated from Ishikawa
Kangyojo paint Department.
In 1883 he started to work in Yamashiro at Kutanihon Toki Kaisha.
In 1884 when Asukai Kiyoshi, the President, died, together with the pottery
Manager, Hamasaka Seigoro, he restarted Kutani Hon Toki Kaisha . But the company
closed down in 1896.
He established himself as an independant painter and open Seika kiln in 1906,
he is very talented at making old style pottery and specialized in making ceramic
for Japanese tea. He changed his name to Suda Seika 1st.
During the Taisho period (1913/26) he produced fine tablewares for Kitaoji Rosanjin
who was also a famous cooker.
He died in 1927 , he was 66 years old.
Today Seika kiln is still operated by his grand-children.
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Suda Seika the First was born in Kanazawa in 1862. In 1880, he graduated from
the Pottery Painting Department of Ishikawa Prefectural Research Institute of
Industry. He went to Kyoto and learned pottery making. In 1883, he started working
for a Kutani porcelain company in Yamashiro, Ishikawa. In 1885, he became a
manager for the Pottery Painting Department of the company. In 1891, the company
closed, forcing Seika to become independent. In 1906, he established the Seika
Kiln. He was very talented at copying Old Kutani style, Sometsuke, Shonzui,
Annan, Iga, Banreki and Old Akae style of porcelain. In 1915, Kitaoji Rosanjin,
visited Seika kiln and from then on, they were associated with each other. Suda
Seika the First passed away in 1927.