Born 1961, Shinoyama-shi, Hyōgo, Japan
ICHINO MASAHIKO is considered “the new face” of Tamba pottery, moving the village’s 800-year-old traditional aesthetic into the 21st century through his unique inspirational innovation. Tamba ceramics are created in an area west of Nagoya called Tachikui, which is one of six traditional kiln sites of ancient Japan. As the latest in a distinguished line of Tamba potters, this artist’s work stands apart from that of his ancestors as he combines the integrity and timelessness of their traditional ceramics with his own air of ultra-modern sensibility. Ichino has been celebrated in Japan with awards including the Grand Prix Award at the 13th Japan Ceramics Exhibition.
Ovoid vase with pointed sides and akadobe (slip glaze with red clay) glazing
2012
Glazed stoneware
16 x 14 3/8 x 10 1/2 in.
Inv# 8387
Contorted square columnar vessel
1999
Glazed stoneware
12 1/4 x 7 1/8 x 7 1/8 in.
Inv# 8386
SOLD
Vessel with striped patterning
2007
Glazed stoneware
7 5/8 x 15 1/8 x 7 7/8 in.
Inv# 8385
SOLD
Square standing vase with trailing slip decoration of circular pattern
2018
Slip-glazed stoneware
11 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.
SOLD
Round teabowl decorated with carved linear patterning in relief
2016
Stoneware
3 3/4 x 5 1/8 x 4 3/4 in.
Inv# 9967
Lobed bowl composed of seven joined hollowed parts with zig-zag rim
2016
Glazed stoneware with Tamba clay
7 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.
Inv# 10966
SOLD
