(b. 1947) is a Japanese potter known for his

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Biography

Born 1947 in the city of

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prefecture, Shuhei Fujioka graduated from

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in 1970. Being introduced through the Aichi Prefectural Pottery Practitioner School, master potter Mitsuo Tanimoto took him as his apprentice. In 1975, Fujioka built his

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and opened his practice in

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prefecture. His pottery has been shown in Japan, New York, and at many group galleries. His work is also on permanent exhibition at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, the

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, the Contemporary Art Museum Ise, the Crueger Collection in Germany and the Gitter-Yelen Collection, New Orleans.

References

External links

Homepage of Fujioka Shuhei
1947 births Japanese potters Living people People from Matsuyama, Ehime {{Japan-artist-stub