YOSHIMURA RAKUNYU - traditional Kyoto pottery -

Yoshimura Rakunyu is a potter specializing in Raku ware, a particular type of Kiyomizu ware.
We focus on black and red Raku tea bowls, which have been valued in the tea ceremony since the time of Sen no Rikyu,
We produce gorgeous painted tea bowls.
The Yoshimura family has been engaged in the manufacture of pottery and whetstones in Kyoto since the Meiji era (1868-1912), and pottery has been their main business since Rakunyu I began,
The Yoshimura family has been producing tea ceremony utensils such as matcha bowls and ornaments since the Meiji era (1868-1912). The name "Rakunyu" has been passed down from generation to generation, with the current generation being the third.

History of Yoshimura Rakunyu, 3rd generation
 September 1959
Born in Kyoto as the eldest son of Yoshimura Rakunyu
March 1982
Graduated from Doshisha University, Faculty of Economics
March 1983
Completed the course in ceramics for successors of traditional industries at the Kyoto Municipal Industrial Research Institute
March 1984
Graduated from Kyoto Prefectural Pottery Training School, Molding Course
Studied under his father, Rakunyu, until the present
1993
Selected and exhibited at the Kyoto Kiyomizuyaki Paris Exhibition (Paris)
Since 1989
Founded "Rakunyu-Gama" and currently presides over the kiln.
December 2000
Received the "Shusei" seal from the monk Kumagai Ryusho of Sennyuji Temple, and used it from then until the succession of his name.
2001
Certified as a traditional craftsman
2004
Succeeded to the Yoshimura Rakunyu name.
At the same time, he changed his name to "Manpukudo" and held a solo exhibition at Daimaru Shinsaibashi, Osaka.
Held solo exhibitions in various locations thereafter.
2011
Recognized as a "future master" by the City of Kyoto
~Excerpts from recent years
2015
Kagoshima Yamagata Ya, Chiba Sogo, Utsunomiya Tobu
2016
Omiya Sogo, Shinsaibashi Daimaru
2017
Nagoya Mitsukoshi Shinjuku Keio
2018
Kyoto Daimaru, Okinawa Liubow
2019
Kobe Daimaru, Mitsukoshi Nihonbashi
Now
Member of Kyoto Crafts Artists Association
Part-time lecturer at Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts

YOSHIMURA RAKUNYU - traditional Kyoto pottery -