加藤亮太郎

KATO Ryotaro
Ryotaro kato

My lashed flames

I am having discomfort with my lashed flames

My feeling is being made sharpened

and refined with the flames

Having more tention

and controlling with my nature passion

Harmonaize the cray and fire through my body.

My works are shaped by the flame

and remind me of the origin.

Touching my fingers

Touching my lips

these feeling impress me and my surranding.

listen the story without words in your hands

Works

窯変茶盌　2024
Ryotaro kato Potter Kobei the eighth
Ryotaro kato　　Potter Kobei the eighth

Profile

Ryotaro kato　　Potter Kobei the eighth
  • 1974

    Born as the eldest son of the 7th Kobei Kato and grand son of Takuo Kato

  • 1998

    Graduated Kyoto Seika University Faculty of art, Department of Ceramics

  • 2000

    Graduated Master Ceramics course in Craft of Arts, Kyoto City University of Arts

  • 2001

    Entered the family business, Kobei Pottery

  • 2002

    Built a flame-reducing kiln by himself

  • 2007

    Solo Exhibition (Matsuzakaya Nagoya Store) '10, '13, '16, '19 and ‘22

  • 2008

    Solo Exhibition (Gallery Koubodo) '12, '17, '20 and ’22

  • 2010

    Solo Exhibition (Shibuya Kuroda Art Bien) '11, '13, '15, '17, '19, ’21 and ‘23
    Dedicated his works to Daming Temple at Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, China for the ceremony of Ganjin.

  • 2011

    Solo Exhibition (Art Salon Kogen) '14, '17, '20 and ‘23

  • 2012

    Solo Exhibition (Nihonbashi Takashimaya), '15 and '18 and ‘22
    　　　　 Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial
    　　　　 Mino Ceramics Now (Museum of Contemporary Ceramics, Gifu)

  • 2014

    The 9th Paramita Ceramics Award Exhibition at the Paramita Museum

  • 2015

    Succeeded the eighth generation of the Kobei-gama.

  • 2016

    Kobei Pottery History Exhibition at the Furukawa Museum of Art
    The PANK Kogei (Rakusuitei Museum of Art, Ibaraki Prefecture Museum of Ceramic Art)

  • 2017

    Building a drawer hole kiln

  • 2018

    Natural Black – A Tale of Iron and Carbon (INAX Live Museum)
    Miran Salone CASA GIFU Ⅲ (Miran, Italy)
    The fusion of Craft (Ginza Wako)
    Dedicated Teas set Sansai Tenmoku for tea ceremony by Sen-soya as the memorial service to complete the Chukindo of Kofukuji Temple.

  • 2019

    Solo Exhibition + Tea Party (Goldmark Gallery,UK)
    History of Kobei Pottery (Mino Ceramics Museum)
    Tea ceremony - Prayers and Please (Furukawa Museum of Art)

  • 2020

    9 spacetime (Nihonbashi Takasimaya and Osaka Takasimaya)

  • 2021

    Shin Gama, New Kiln (Nihonbashi Takasimaya and Osaka Takasimaya)
    Awarded Gifu Prefecture Arts and Culture Encouragement

  • 2022

    Honoo (Flame) (Nihonbashi Takasimaya and Osaka Takasimaya)

  • 2023

    Mino samasama (Ginza Wako)
    Mino Ware(Herend Porcelan Museum,Hungary)

  • 2024

    Solo exhibition （Kyoto Takashimaya
    Award of The Japan Ceramic Society
    50 years Anniversary exhibition （Furukawa Art Museum）

    Kobei gama offical website

News

    • Ryotaro Kato at KARUIZAWA

      Ryotaro Kato at KARUIZAWA

      Ryotaro Kato will be holding his first solo exhibition at Gallery Sakuranoki Karuizawa. We invite you to experience the stories of clay and fire that unfold from the tea bowl in Karuizawa.

      Exhibition Dates: September 5 (Fri) – 29 (Mon), 2025 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
      (Closes at 4:00 PM on the final day)
      Venue: Gallery Sakuranoki Karuizawa 
(1151-21 Karuizawa, Karuizawa-machi, Kita-Saku-gun, Nagano)
      Opening Days: Open Friday through Monday; closed Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. 
(Open on September 23, Tuesday, a public holiday)
      Artist Appearances & Tea Ceremony Events: September 5 (Fri) – 7 (Sun)

    • Ryotaro Kato Solo Exhibition

      This exhibition is first solo exhibition at Hankyu Umeda.
We will be showing 80 new works of teabowls, flower vases, and sake cups.

      Exhibition Dates: July 30 (Wed) – August 5 (Tue), 2025
      Venue: Hankyu Umeda Main Store, 7th Floor Art Gallery
      (8-7 Kakuda-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-8350)
      Opening Hours: 10:00 – 20:00 [last day ends at 16:00]

      Artist in attendance all the day in the gallery.


      For more details

    • Ryotaro Kato and Seikichi Hasegawa Exhibition

      Two-person exhibition of new creations by Ryotaro Kato and Seikichi Hasegawa,
      held at the Matsuzakaya Nagoya Art Gallery.

      Exhibition Dates: May 28 (Wed) – June 3 (Tue), 2025
      Venue: ART HUB NAGOYA 1st Gallery, 8th floor, Matsuzakaya Nagoya Main Building
      (3-16-1 Sakae, Naka-ku, Nagoya 460-8450, Japan)
      Opening Hours: 10:00-19:00 [last day closes at 16:00].
      Both artists will be present on all days
      Tea service at any time

      For more details

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