[Ceramics] Kutani-yaki
Kyoka Minami
graduated in 2019 from the art department of a junior college at Kanazawa Seiryo University. After graduation she studied at the Ishikawa Prefectural Kutani Ware Technical Training Institute, completing its program in 2021. Following her training she joined the Kutani ceramics manufacturer Sōrakuan, where she began producing her own works. Known for her original “Kira-Saibun” (煌細文) style — intricate, shimmering over-glaze patterns — she won the Newcomer’s Prize at the 45th Traditional Kutani Ware Art Crafts Exhibition and an Encouragement Prize at the 16th Nomi-city Art Exhibition in 2022.
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