Shimizu Bizando 1892-1936
Shimizu Bizan is born in 1861 in Kanazawa. He went to Tokoy in 1880 to learn
the technic of Satsuma pottery painting. In 1881 he returned to Kanazawa and
worked as an independant painter.
In 1892 he opened his own shop to sell his pottery. At that time, the export
of Kutani started to be very important and he took this opportunity to develop
his production. In 1907 he created a new design which was very fashionable.
He died in 1926 at 51 years.
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