Susumu Ikuta is a Japanese ceramicist. He was active in Tokyo, New York, and North Carolina.
Education
He studied traditional ceramics techniques in Japan under Katoh Kohbei from 1973.
Biography
He worked as a fashion designer in Tokyo. In 1958, he moved to New York at the invitation of Milner Lilly Daché. He studied ceramics in night classes in New York. In 1973, he returned to Japan, studying with Kohbei and painting on unfired porcelain. In 1978, he returned to the USA. Initially working with only blue pigment, he began adding polychrome overglazes. He decorated classical Japanese porcelain forms with realistic flower, dragonfly, and spider’s web motifs.
Sources
Byars, M., & Riley, T. (2004). The design encyclopedia. Laurence King Publishing. https://amzn.to/3ElmSlL
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