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Artist Birthday: Watanabe Kunio (born 1967 Japan)

Wednesday, June 3, 2026 | Karl Cole

Long before ceramic arts were recognized as fine art in the West, the art form was revered as a priceless national treasure in Japan. Contemporary artists like Kunio Watanabe continue to build on the ...

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A Great Tradition Endures: Shoko Koike

Monday, March 5, 2012 | Karl Cole

As I’ve written before, ceramic arts in Japan are among the oldest on Earth, dating back to the Jomon Culture (dates to ca. 11000 BCE, flourished ca. 3000 – 200 BCE). The reason I bring up ...

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