四代 小川長樂（おがわ‧ちょうらく）
OGAWA CHORAKU IV
Daijiro Ogawa, a disciple of Keinyu, was given the name “Choraku” by Zen Master Mokurai Takeda and the name “Choyuken” by Tea Master Ennosai in 1906, and opened the “Choraku Kiln” and took the name of the first Ogawa Choraku.
Yukio, the eldest son of the second Keiun Choraku (Koichi Ogawa, designated as a technical preservation artist by the government in 1943 for his Raku ware matcha bowls), studied under him after graduating from high school and began his career as a potter under the name “Yukio”. In 1992, he was given the name “Shofuken” by the head priest of Daigoji Temple, His Holiness Fumio Aso, and took the name of the third Choraku.
In 2020 (Reiwa 6), the current generation succeeded to the name of the 4th generation Choraku.
Born in Kyoto in 1978
Studied under his father, the third-generation Ogawa Choraku
Based on tea bowls, he has collaborated with other fields
Exhibits his work both in Japan and overseas, including in France, Germany, South Africa, and the United States
Views the tea ceremony as something between the past and present, the everyday and the extraordinary, from multiple perspectives
Pursues the creation of Ima-yaki that lives in the present