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	'''Kaneshige Tōyō''' (金重陶陽) (3 January 1896 – 6 November 1967) was a Japanese ceramic artist and master potter of [[Bizen ware]] from the Imbe area of present-day [[Okayama Prefecture]]. He is widely regarded as a pivotal figure in the twentieth-century revival of Bizen ceramics and was the first Bizen potter to be designated a [[Living National Treasure]] (1956).<ref name="Mirviss">Mirviss Gallery, “Kaneshige Tōyō”, https://www.mirviss.com/artists/kaneshige-toyo (accessed 28 February 2026).</ref><ref name="ExploreJapaneseCeramics">Explore Japanese Ceramics, “Bizen – Potter”, https://www.explorejapaneseceramics.com/towns/bizen/bizen-potter.html (accessed 28 February 2026).</ref>		'''Kaneshige Tōyō''' (金重陶陽) (3 January 1896 – 6 November 1967) was a Japanese ceramic artist and master potter of [[Bizen ware]] from the Imbe area of present-day [[Okayama Prefecture]]. He is widely regarded as a pivotal figure in the twentieth-century revival of Bizen ceramics and was the first Bizen potter to be designated a [[Living National Treasure]] (1956).<ref name="Mirviss">Mirviss Gallery, “Kaneshige Tōyō”, https://www.mirviss.com/artists/kaneshige-toyo (accessed 28 February 2026).</ref><ref name="ExploreJapaneseCeramics">Explore Japanese Ceramics, “Bizen – Potter”, https://www.explorejapaneseceramics.com/towns/bizen/bizen-potter.html (accessed 28 February 2026).</ref>

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			\| birth_date = 03.01.1896
			\| birth_place = Bizen city, [[:Category:Okayama Prefecture\|Okayama Prefecture]]
			\| death_date = 06.11.1967
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			\| main_place = Imbe, Japan
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	'''Kaneshige Tōyō''' (金重陶陽) (3 January 1896 – 6 November 1967) was a Japanese ceramic artist and master potter of [[Bizen ware]] from the Imbe area of present-day [[Okayama Prefecture]]. He is widely regarded as a pivotal figure in the twentieth-century revival of Bizen ceramics and was the first Bizen potter to be designated a [[Living National Treasure]] (1956).<ref name="Mirviss">Mirviss Gallery, “Kaneshige Tōyō”, https://www.mirviss.com/artists/kaneshige-toyo (accessed 28 February 2026).</ref><ref name="ExploreJapaneseCeramics">Explore Japanese Ceramics, “Bizen – Potter”, https://www.explorejapaneseceramics.com/towns/bizen/bizen-potter.html (accessed 28 February 2026).</ref>		'''Kaneshige Tōyō''' (金重陶陽) (3 January 1896 – 6 November 1967) was a Japanese ceramic artist and master potter of [[Bizen ware]] from the Imbe area of present-day [[Okayama Prefecture]]. He is widely regarded as a pivotal figure in the twentieth-century revival of Bizen ceramics and was the first Bizen potter to be designated a [[Living National Treasure]] (1956).<ref name="Mirviss">Mirviss Gallery, “Kaneshige Tōyō”, https://www.mirviss.com/artists/kaneshige-toyo (accessed 28 February 2026).</ref><ref name="ExploreJapaneseCeramics">Explore Japanese Ceramics, “Bizen – Potter”, https://www.explorejapaneseceramics.com/towns/bizen/bizen-potter.html (accessed 28 February 2026).</ref>

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	'''~~{{nihongo\|~~Kaneshige Tōyō~~\|金重陶陽\|Kaneshige Tōyō}}~~''' (3 January 1896 – 6 November 1967) was a Japanese ceramic artist and master potter of [[Bizen ware]] from the Imbe area of present-day [[Okayama Prefecture]]. He is widely regarded as a pivotal figure in the twentieth-century revival of Bizen ceramics and was the first Bizen potter to be designated a [[Living National Treasure]] (1956).<ref name="Mirviss">Mirviss Gallery, “Kaneshige Tōyō”, https://www.mirviss.com/artists/kaneshige-toyo (accessed 28 February 2026).</ref><ref name="ExploreJapaneseCeramics">Explore Japanese Ceramics, “Bizen – Potter”, https://www.explorejapaneseceramics.com/towns/bizen/bizen-potter.html (accessed 28 February 2026).</ref>		'''Kaneshige Tōyō''' (金重陶陽) (3 January 1896 – 6 November 1967) was a Japanese ceramic artist and master potter of [[Bizen ware]] from the Imbe area of present-day [[Okayama Prefecture]]. He is widely regarded as a pivotal figure in the twentieth-century revival of Bizen ceramics and was the first Bizen potter to be designated a [[Living National Treasure]] (1956).<ref name="Mirviss">Mirviss Gallery, “Kaneshige Tōyō”, https://www.mirviss.com/artists/kaneshige-toyo (accessed 28 February 2026).</ref><ref name="ExploreJapaneseCeramics">Explore Japanese Ceramics, “Bizen – Potter”, https://www.explorejapaneseceramics.com/towns/bizen/bizen-potter.html (accessed 28 February 2026).</ref>

	== Life ==		== Life ==

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	'''{{nihongo\|Kaneshige Tōyō\|金重陶陽\|Kaneshige Tōyō}}''' (3 January 1896 – 6 November 1967) was a Japanese ceramic artist and master potter of [[Bizen ware]] from the Imbe area of present-day [[Okayama Prefecture]]. He is widely regarded as a pivotal figure in the twentieth-century revival of Bizen ceramics and was the first Bizen potter to be designated a [[Living National Treasure]] (1956).<ref name="Mirviss">~~{{cite web \|title=Kaneshige Tōyō \|website=~~Mirviss ~~\|url=~~https://www.mirviss.com/artists/kaneshige-toyo ~~\|access-date=~~28 February 2026}}</ref><ref name="ExploreJapaneseCeramics">~~{{cite web \|title=Bizen – Potter \|website=~~Explore Japanese Ceramics ~~\|url=~~https://www.explorejapaneseceramics.com/towns/bizen/bizen-potter.html ~~\|access-date=~~28 February 2026}}</ref>		'''{{nihongo\|Kaneshige Tōyō\|金重陶陽\|Kaneshige Tōyō}}''' (3 January 1896 – 6 November 1967) was a Japanese ceramic artist and master potter of [[Bizen ware]] from the Imbe area of present-day [[Okayama Prefecture]]. He is widely regarded as a pivotal figure in the twentieth-century revival of Bizen ceramics and was the first Bizen potter to be designated a [[Living National Treasure]] (1956).<ref name="Mirviss">Mirviss Gallery, “Kaneshige Tōyō”, https://www.mirviss.com/artists/kaneshige-toyo (accessed 28 February 2026).</ref><ref name="ExploreJapaneseCeramics">Explore Japanese Ceramics, “Bizen – Potter”, https://www.explorejapaneseceramics.com/towns/bizen/bizen-potter.html (accessed 28 February 2026).</ref>

	== Life ==		== Life ==
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	== Work ==		== Work ==
	Kaneshige’s reputation is strongly linked to the revitalization of ''Ko-Bizen'' (Old Bizen) aesthetics associated with earlier periods, especially wares valued in tea culture. Accounts of his practice emphasize research into historical production methods—such as clay preparation, kiln construction, kiln loading, and long wood-firings—aimed at recovering distinctive surface effects characteristic of high-fired, unglazed Bizen ware.<ref name="Mirviss" /><ref ~~name="BizenWareWiki"~~>~~{{cite web \|title=Bizen ware \|website=~~Wikipedia ~~\|url=~~https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bizen_ware ~~\|access-date=~~28 February 2026}}</ref>		Kaneshige’s reputation is strongly linked to the revitalization of ''Ko-Bizen'' (Old Bizen) aesthetics associated with earlier periods, especially wares valued in tea culture. Accounts of his practice emphasize research into historical production methods—such as clay preparation, kiln construction, kiln loading, and long wood-firings—aimed at recovering distinctive surface effects characteristic of high-fired, unglazed Bizen ware.<ref name="Mirviss" /> In addition to technical research, his work helped re-establish appreciation for Bizen ware in modern Japanese ceramics.<ref>“Bizen ware”, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bizen_ware (accessed 28 February 2026).</ref>

	== Recognition and legacy ==		== Recognition and legacy ==

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'''{{nihongo|Kaneshige Tōyō|金重陶陽|Kaneshige Tōyō}}''' (3 January 1896 – 6 November 1967) was a Japanese ceramic artist and master potter of [[Bizen ware]] from the Imbe area of present-day [[Okayama Prefecture]]. He is widely regarded as a pivotal figure in the twentieth-century revival of Bizen ceramics and was the first Bizen potter to be designated a [[Living National Treasure]] (1956).<ref name="Mirviss">{{cite web |title=Kaneshige Tōyō |website=Mirviss |url=https://www.mirviss.com/artists/kaneshige-toyo |access-date=28 February 2026}}</ref><ref name="ExploreJapaneseCeramics">{{cite web |title=Bizen – Potter |website=Explore Japanese Ceramics |url=https://www.explorejapaneseceramics.com/towns/bizen/bizen-potter.html |access-date=28 February 2026}}</ref>

== Life ==
Kaneshige was born in Inbe (Imbe), an historic center of Bizen pottery production in what is now Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture. He trained as a potter within the local tradition and later became closely associated with the study and revival of older Bizen forms and firing practices.<ref name="ExploreJapaneseCeramics" />

== Work ==
Kaneshige’s reputation is strongly linked to the revitalization of ''Ko-Bizen'' (Old Bizen) aesthetics associated with earlier periods, especially wares valued in tea culture. Accounts of his practice emphasize research into historical production methods—such as clay preparation, kiln construction, kiln loading, and long wood-firings—aimed at recovering distinctive surface effects characteristic of high-fired, unglazed Bizen ware.<ref name="Mirviss" /><ref name="BizenWareWiki">{{cite web |title=Bizen ware |website=Wikipedia |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bizen_ware |access-date=28 February 2026}}</ref>

== Recognition and legacy ==
In 1956, Kaneshige became the first Bizen potter designated as a Living National Treasure, a milestone often cited in the modern history of Bizen ceramics.<ref name="Mirviss" /> His work is frequently referenced as foundational to the later international profile of Bizen ware and to the growth of postwar studio ceramics in Japan.<ref name="Mirviss" />

== See also ==
* [[Bizen ware]]
* [[Okayama Prefecture]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Bizen ware]]
[[Category:Ceramics]]
[[Category:Okayama Prefecture]]
[[Category:Chūgoku region]]
[[Category:Japanese potters]]