[Toshio OHI] (1958- )
A Japanese potter.
He was born as the oldest son of the master of Ohiyaki kiln, Chozaemon OHI in 1958.
He graduated from the department of arts of the Tamagawa University in 1981, and won his first prize at Firenze International Ceramic Arts Exhibition in 1982, then finished his master’s degree at Boston University in 1983.
Since 1986, he has won many prizes at Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition and other exhibitions. Not only helding his personal exhibitions in various cities in Japan, but also he has given lectures at universities in US, Canada and other countries.
He has been active both domestically and abroad and his works were collected at Everton Museum of Art New Yourk, US) , Honolulu Academy of Arts (Honolulu, US), Taipei Fine Arts Museum (Taiwan, China) and so on.
[Ohi Ware]
One kind of Raku ware pottery.
The history of Ohi ware had began in 1666 when a potter Chozaemon HAJI moved to Kanazawa from Kyoto to follow a tea master Soshitsu SEN who was invited by Tsunanori MAEDA, the load of the Kaga domain. He established a kiln in Ohi-cho in Kanazawa and created tea utensils which were designed by Soshitsu SEN with clay from Mt. Kasuda in suburb of Kanazawa.
The quality of Ohi ware is quite similar to Rakuyaki and uses orange yellow glazes, light yellow glazes or light green glazes on white glazes. They has been creating such as incense containers, Matcha tea bowls and ornaments for tea rooms and they has been favored by tea masters.