Ito Tozan 伊東陶山

Place: Kyoto

Born: 1846

Death: 1920

Biography:

Ito Tozan I, also known as Ito Tozan 伊東陶山, was a Japanese ceramicist born in Kyoto in 1846 and died in 1920. He was a male artist who studied painting under Koizumi Tozan and later moved to the plastic arts. He was a kyo pottery artist and an imperial household artist. His works are mainly in the field of ceramics and are part of the Kyoto ware, which is a traditional Japanese pottery style from Kyoto. He is known for his earthenware models, vases, and other ceramic pieces.