Matsubara Naoyuki (松原直之)

Works by the ceramic artist Matsubara Naoyuki (松原直之, 1938–2024) currently available at Antique Liquor.

A potter born in Mashiko, Tochigi Prefecture. Matsubara studied under Kimura Ichiro and Yagi Kazuo and built the Yatake Kiln in Mashiko in 1961. Representative works are held by the Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art.

Career and awards: 1961: built the Yatake Kiln / 1967: Tochigi Prefecture Arts Festival Award (crafts) / 1974: moved the kiln to Kitanaka, Mashiko / 1990: Encouragement Prize, International Ceramics Exhibition

Photos of the seals and signatures are in our guide “Potters’ Seals and Signatures”.