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Contemporary Artists of Mashiko Ware Susukida Ito

The Susukida Kiln was started by my father, Koji Susukida, in 1970. Since then, for 50 years, he has been producing simple and warm dishes for modern life in his small workshop. Each item is carefully made one by one. Because they are handmade, the same design and glaze may have different colors. We hope you will enjoy the warmth and texture of the handmade products.

This time, through the connection with Mr. Komine of the Komine Pottery Center, I was able to get acquainted with six contemporary artists We were allowed to choose from each of the works at the Komine Pottery Center. We were allowed to choose from each of the works at the Komine Pottery Center, and one of them was the work of the Susukida-gama The first time I saw it, it was in the middle of the exhibition. Mr. Koji's pottery had a typical Mashiko-yaki style, while his daughter's work was a fresh, white colored piece of pottery. It was a work of art. It is a modern color and shape using a technique by Ichin, but I felt the potter's firm will in it. I have chosen it. We believe that the Susukida-gama will continue to provide us with wonderful works of art in the future. When we visited there, Mr. and Mrs. Usuda were in the middle of work and took a photograph. From an amusing story, they know Mr. Yamaguchi of "Ｕ-Craft" in Nasu Kogen well, or their husband is from Fukushima Prefecture. He was born in Miharu, and his ancestors came to Miharu from Oga, Akita Prefecture with the lord of the Satake domain who had been transferred to another clan. There are not many people who can read "Susukida" from "Susuida". He also mentioned that there is an Akita View Hotel in Akita Prefecture, and that he was seconded to Soma Village in Aomori Prefecture for seven years to work there. I worked at Abukuma-do in Takine, right next to Miharu, for about three years. And as we talked about it, I felt as if we were old acquaintances. Because we are the same age, I guess. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　－2011.02.26－ At present, the susukida-gama has been taken over by Mrs. Ito after Mr. Koji Susukida passed away. She lives in Tokyo and has taken over the dual life of the studio. It is a blessing to be able to carry on the pottery-making tradition that Koji Susukida started and to continue his work. We are introducing her work and the late Koji Susukida's works at The specialized in handwork. The images introduced at the time are shown as is. We also accept orders for works by Kohji Susukida. Please take a look at her works, which are of salt-glazed climbing kiln. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 -2020.07.01-

The Susukida Kiln was started by my father, Koji Susukida, in 1970. Since then, for fifty years, he has been creating simple, warm wares for modern life, one by one, in his small studio. Because they are handmade, the same design and glaze will have different colors. We hope you will enjoy the warmth and texture that only a hand-made pottery can provide. Our studio is located a little off the street of ceramics. If you are ever in Mashiko, please stop by and say hello. Susukida Ito

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Ito Susukida at present （Image at time of creation of hp） The late Koji Susukida (2011) Ito Susukida　in process of hanging ichin 　　　A picture of the family in the past

Susukida Ito -Background. 1973 Born in Mashiko Town 1999 Completed an apprenticeship 　　　　at Tochigi Prefectural Ceramic Training Institute 2000 Completed as a research student 　　　　　After that, I worked for my father. 　　　　　Solo and group exhibitions, etc. 2002 Mashiko Pottery Group Exhibition 2002-2015 　　　　　Nihonbashi Gallery Kai, Nihonbashi, Tokyo 2017- 　　　　　Solo Exhibition at Tsukamoto Artists' Gallery 　　　　　 in Mashiko. 2019 Shinjuku Takashimaya Nihonbashi Maruzen 　　　 Group Exhibition 2020 Maruzen Nihonbashi Group Exhibition Koji Susukida -Background. 1945 Born in Nanjing, China and raised in Osaka 1967 Completed Kyoto prefectural pottery training school 　　　　　Studied under Gen Murata in Mashiko 1970 Construction of the present kiln 　　　　　Since then, he has had solo and group exhibitions 　　　　　in various locations. 2000 30th Anniversary Exhibition, Gallery Kanoya, Mashiko 　　　　　International, Woodfire Festival 　　　　　Participation (Yongin, Korea) 2000-2001 　　　　　The Thousand Year Door Exhibition, 　　　　　Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Art 2001 Gallery Clay Pottery Gallery Group Exhibition, 　　　　Seoul, Korea 2002 Gallery Kanoya, solo exhibition in Mashiko town 2005 Gallery Kai, solo exhibition in Nihonbashi, Tokyo 　　　　　Held annually thereafter 　　　　　Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition North Kanto 　　　　　Art Exhibition 　　　　　Selected for the Mashiko Ceramic Art Exhibition 2015 Died at the age of 70 -from the blog of Itoh Susukida 「It's about my father」 My father was born in Nanjing on August 4, just before the end of the war. He was six months old, with his parents (my grandparents) and five children (my father was the youngest). I'm told that you literally pulled your life out of the water. My grandfather has been sick since then. He died about a month after arriving in Japan. He was desperate to protect his family, so his own body must have been secondary to his own. My grandmother originally came from the Shimazu clan and my grandfather from the Miharu clan. The Usuda family was a samurai family. Read more.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
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Plates	Small plates	Square plates	Bowl	Large plates
Cups	Multi-Cup	Free Cups
Chopstick rest
Works by Koji Susukida

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■Plates 　□Return
【Small plates】□Return
A small oval dish (ichin)　 　¥400. 　4cm x 10cm x h2cm　 　Product Code O-0504101	A small round dish　 　¥450. 　9.5 cm dia. x 1.5 cm high 　Product Code O-0504102	Small flower-patterned plate 　 (Ichin) 　¥800 　9.0 cm dia. x 2.5 cm h2.5 cm　 　Product Code O-0504113
【Square plates】□Return
Rounded rectangular plates 　 (Ichin) 　¥700. 　10.5 cm x 10.5 cm h1.5 cm　 　Product Code O-0504103	Rounded rectangular plates 　 (wave)　Icchin. 　¥700. 　10.5 cm x 10.5 cm h1.5 cm　 　Product Code O-0504104	Square plate 　¥900. 　11cm x 11cm x h2cm　 　Product Code O-0504105
Square dish (rim) 　¥900. 　W 19 cm x H 12 cm x H 1.5 cm　 　Product Code O-0504106	Cake plate 　(5inch round dish) 　¥1,200 　φ15cm x h1cm　 　Product Code O-0504107
【Bowl】□Return
Salad Bowl 　¥1,300 　φ14.5 cm x h4.5 cm　 　Product Code O-0504108	Four-sided bowl 　¥1,700 　14.5 cm x 14.5 cm x h3 cm　 　Product Code O-0504109	Octagonal dish 　¥1,400 　14.5 cm x 14.5 cm x h1 cm　 　Product Code O-0504110
■Large plates 　□Return		■Chopstick rest□Return
8 inch round dish 　 (ichinin) 　¥2,200 　φ24.0 cm x h1.5 cm　 　Product Code O-0504111	8 inch rim plate (Ichinin) 　¥3,200 　φ24.0 cm x h3.5 cm　 　Product Code O-0504112	Chopstick rests (set of 5) 　¥1,500 　4-cm x 5-cm x h0.5-cm　 　Product Code O-0504114
■Cups　□Return
【Multi-Cup】□Return	【Free Cups】□Return
Multi-cup 　¥1,500 　φ10cm x h6.5cm　 　Product Code O-0504201	Free Cup 　¥1,300 　φ8.5 cm x h9 cm　 　Product Code O-0504202
■Hiroshi Susukida Works (8 posthumous works) 　□Return   Please ask for details.
This piece is a deceased work by Koji Susukida. Price includes tax.	Handled Bottle with Salt Glaze 　 (Large) 　¥120,000 　φ13cm (mouth part) 　23w x 27h 　Product Code O-0504301	Salt glazed jar with three ears 　¥120,000 　18w x 29h 　Product Code O-0504302
Salt glazed chamfered pot 　¥80,000 　23w x 19.5h 　Product Code O-0504303	Salt-glazed braided jar 　¥70,000 　18w x 21.5h 　Product Code O-0504304	Salt glazed chamfered vase 　¥50,000 　23h x 12.5w, φ4.5 (mouth part) 　Product Code O-0504305
Salt-glazed, single-mouth 　 bowl 　¥30,000 　φ17.5×6h 　Product Code O-0504306	Salt glazed bonbonniere 　(Cake bowl) 　¥30,000 　φ16.5×6h 　Product Code O-0504307	Salt-glazed Sake Vessels 　¥15,000 　φ11×16h (8h to the mouth) 　Product Code O-0504308

There is a technique called " Kintsugi" for the repair of pottery using lacquer. A kit for kintsugi is available for purchase. For more expensive repairs, we can arrange for a specialist to repair the item.