Ryoji Kuroda
RYOJI KURODA (1905-87) was for many years the chairman of the Japan Ceramic Society, and is also the author of numerous books on ceramics, including Kokon no meito ("Famous Ceramics, Ancient and Modern") and a definitive biography of the potter Rosanjin. TAKESHI MURAYAMA (b. 1934) worked first as editor of Tosetsu, the magazine of the Tokyo Ceramic Society, and later as the managing director of the society itself. He has published widely in the field of Japanese ceramics. His books include...See more
RYOJI KURODA (1905-87) was for many years the chairman of the Japan Ceramic Society, and is also the author of numerous books on ceramics, including Kokon no meito ("Famous Ceramics, Ancient and Modern") and a definitive biography of the potter Rosanjin. TAKESHI MURAYAMA (b. 1934) worked first as editor of Tosetsu, the magazine of the Tokyo Ceramic Society, and later as the managing director of the society itself. He has published widely in the field of Japanese ceramics. His books include Kosometsuke ("Old Cobalt Underglazed Porcelain"), Yakimono no furusato ("The Origin of Japanese Ceramics"), and Yakimono no michishirube ("Understanding Japanese Ceramics"). See less
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