Kawase Shinobu was born in Ōiso, Kanagawa Prefecture in 1950, inheriting a distinguished family tradition of ceramics. His grandfather and father, Kawase Chikushun I and II, were masters of Chinese-influenced ceramic styles. Kawase began working alongside his father and first came to public attention with his acceptance into the Nihon Dentō Kōgei Shinsaku-ten (National Traditional Crafts Exhibition for New Works) in 1969.
This was followed by acceptance into the Nihon Dentō Kōgei-ten (National Traditional Crafts Exhibition) in 1974, where he exhibited frequently. In 1980, his work was selected for the Japan Ceramics Society Exhibition, and he received an award there the following year. In 1983, his work was included in Japanese Ceramics Today, an exhibition held at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
Since then, Kawase’s work has been exhibited internationally, and he is widely regarded as one of Japan’s foremost celadon artists working within the traditions of the Tang and Song dynasties. Through exquisite technique, organic form, and pristine glazes, he has developed a distinctive style that is both rooted in tradition and boldly contemporary, a synthesis that continues to draw widespread admiration.
An EXHIBITION that also displayed his works "Shoka" Digital Catalog
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