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          Tokuda Yasokichi

          Tokuda Yasokichi

          Born(1873-11-20)20 November 1873
          Died20 February 1956(1956-02-20) (aged 82)
          NationalityJapanese
          Known forCrafting pottery
          StyleKutani ware

          Tokuda Yasokichi I (20 November 1873 – 20 February 1956)(徳田八十吉) was a Japanese potter.

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        2. Tokuda Yasokichi III was and still is lauded for his contributions to colored glazes for ceramics, expanding the traditional five-hue palette of his father and.
        3. Tokuda Yasokichi III is one of the most famous Kutani potter worldwide.
        4. Tokuda Yasokichi III was designated a Bearer of Important Intangible Cultural Assets (a "Living National Treasure") in for his mastery of the innovative.
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          6. He was born in near present day Kaga City, Ishikawa Prefecture.[1] The area was made famous by the Kutani mines, the source of the clays utilized to make kutani ware.

          At the time of his birth, Kutani ware was the leading export of ceramic items from Japan; however, the quality had dropped since it was first produced in 1655[2] during the early Edo period.[3] Older, kutani ceramics, termed ko-kutani, was painted in great detail using five bold colours called the five colours of ko-kutani.

          These colours, dark green, deep blue, red, yellow, and purple[4] made it stand out from other ceramic wares.[2] Further, Yoshidaya styl