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1981
Japanese ceramicist (b. 1981, Hiroshima). Blends traditional tea ceremony techniques with bold experimentation. Works held at the Met and the Art Institute of Chicago.
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Takuro Kuwata (b. 1981, Hiroshima) is a Japanese ceramicist who trained at Kyoto Saga Art College and the Tajimi City Pottery Design and Technical Center. Working from his studio in Gifu Prefecture, Kuwata forges a distinctive dialogue between traditional Japanese tea ceremony ceramics and radical experimentation. His works incorporate time-honored techniques — kintsugi (gold lacquer repair), kairagi (under-fired glaze), and ishibase (feldspar-dotted surfaces) — reimagined with bold, contemporary energy. Rather than breaking with tradition, Kuwata seeks to breathe new life into it.
His work is held in major institutional collections including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Rubell Family Collection. He received a special mention at the LOEWE Craft Prize 2018, with his work exhibited at the Design Museum, London.
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