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Registered：2014/12/26　Updated：2020/03/31　To Print Page

Message to customers

I was awakened by ceramic art, which makes one want to play with clay and learn from it.
I work in a wide range of ceramic art, covering both glazed and unglazed ceramics. My concept of how to make pottery is to wrestle with clay and fire in search of the original beauty of creativity, and I want to continue this journey of searching for beauty.
I make Tosa Bizen Yaki ceramics in a 7-meter climbing kiln, firing each piece for 150 hours, as well as glazed pottery, using clay from Shigaraki, that is fired in an electric kiln for 20 hours. Please enjoy the differences in color that are representative of handmade pieces of pottery.

Company Profile

Name	Gakuyugama
Name of Representative	Owner Manabu Ojima
Address	〒781-0270 753-21 Nagahama, Kochi City, Kochi, Japan
Tel / Fax	088-841-1217 / 088-841-1217
Website	http://www.gakuyugama.com/
E-mail	info@gakuyugama.com
Capital	-
Annual Sales	-
Established	-
Employees	1
Main Clients	-
Member of Organizations	Member of Ceramic Art Foundation

History

1992: Owner began independent study of pottery
1993: Built a kerosene-fired kiln
1994: Won a prize at the No. 13 Ceramic Art Foundation Exhibition; opened first shop on the Shimin Floor
1996: Held exhibition at Gallery Pan
1997: Won a prize at the No. 15 Ceramic Art Foundation Exhibition (for the years 1998 and 1999); held exhibition at Shinkyobashi Plaza; won prize at Kochi Prefecture Exhibition for the first time (for the year 1998)
1998: Built a wood-fired tunnel kiln; held exhibition at Koshin Gallery
1999: Became member of Ceramic Art Foundation; held exhibition at Gallery Pan
2000: Held exhibition at Koshin Gallery
2001: Held exhibition in Takamatsu City
2002: Held exhibition titled "Ten years"
2003: Won a prize at Kochi Prefecture Exhibition (for the year 2004); built 7-meter climbing kiln
2004: Held exhibition at Shimin Plaza
2006: Held exhibition at Koshin Gallery

Black pine, bonsai pot

Bonsai pot with black pine

This offers a beautiful combination of a curved black pine and artistic pottery. It is now popular among younger people as a piece of interior art.

2-piece set of Tosa Bizen Yaki ceramic sake cups made in the Sorakyu Guinomi style.

The cups are made in a wood-fired kiln * Tosa Bizen Yaki
*Tosa Bizen Yaki pottery is made of a blend of 30% local and 70% Bizen clay. The cups are unglazed and created after being fired for 150 hours in a 7-meter climbing kiln.

Pair of Tosa Bizen Yaki ceramic beer mugs

Size: L8 x H13 (cm), made in a wood-fired kiln
*Tosa Bizen Yaki
*Mugs are made of a blend of 30% local and 70% Bizen clay. They are unglazed and created after being fired for 150 hours in a 7-meter climbing kiln.