真葛 宮川治兵衛（みやがわ・じへい）
六代 宮川⾹齋（みやがわ‧こうさい）
MAKUZU MIYAGAWA JIHEI
During the Jokyo era (1684-1687) of the Edo period, Miyagawa Kohei Masakazu went to Kyoto and set up a residence in front of Chion-in Temple’s gate, where he sold and general pottery materials and yakitsugi (pottery restoration).
After Kohei Masakazu, the family split into the Jihei and Chobei families, and four generations later, the Chobei family produced Miyagawa Chozo, who was acclaimed as a master of Ninsei copying.
Meanwhile, the main Miyagawa Jihei family initially ran a ware shop in front of Chion-in Temple’s gate that ran a yakitugi-syo (pottery restoration shop) ceramic ware and glazes, but after moving to Gojozaka, it became extremely prosperous, and from the time of Koki Kosai in the Bunsei era, they began to make full-scale pottery, and exchanged techniques with Chozo’s kiln in Makuzugahara.
Since then, the Miyagawa family has inherited the Kōsai tradition for generations, and the fourth generation Eiyo Kōsai became a disciple of Tea Master Hanshoan Hisada Mutekisai Soya in 1929 (Showa 4), where he received instruction in the tea ceremony and began to fully devote himself to making tea utensils.
Around 1934 (Showa 9), he began to call himself Makuzu Kōsai, as he was related to the second generation Zenō Kōsai (Kumajiro) and Miyagawa Chozo and continued to work with them.
Currently, the Miyagawa family mainly produces tea utensils. They produce a wide range of products, including blue and white Gosu, Shonzui, Kochi, red-painted porcelain, Ninsei copies, Kenzan copies, and Nanban.
1944 Born in Kyoto
1970 Graduated from Tokyo Zokei University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Sculpture
1976 Joined Kyoto Makuzu Kiln and worked in the family business under Miyagawa Kosai V
2002 January, took over the name of Makuzu Kiln as the sixth generation
Received the Makuzu stamp from Takada Myoho, head priest of the Daitokuji teple Sodo Ryushoji Reiunshitsu, and used it on his works
2003 July, held a commemorative exhibition to mark his succession at Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store Tokyo
November, held a commemorative exhibition to mark his succession at Takashimaya Kyoto Held an exhibition
2004 October, a succession commemorative exhibition was held at the Takashimaya Osaka store
November, a succession commemorative exhibition was held at the Takashimaya Yoneko store
2006 June, a succession commemorative exhibition was held at the Mitsukoshi Nagoya store
2007 September, a tea ceremony pottery exhibition was held at the Nihombashi Mitsukoshi main store Tokyo
2009 March, a tea ceremony pottery exhibition was held at the Takashimaya Kyoto store
April, a tea ceremony pottery exhibition was held at the Takashimaya Yokohama store
2011 July, a tea ceremony pottery exhibition was held at the Takashimaya Kyoto store and the Takashimaya Okayama store