Matsuo Yûka Cup 100 ml

Glazed stoneware

Matsuo Yûka (松尾藻風) comes from Arita, the historic birthplace of Japanese porcelain production, where he was born in 1947 as the eldest son of Master Sôfû. In search of his own ceramic style, he turned to Hagi ware in 1968 and moved to Hagi to immerse himself in tea ceramics. In 1973, he founded his own workshop at its current location.

His work follows the principle of preserving the essence of traditional Hagi ware while carefully introducing new techniques. A major focus of his work lies in the further development of the material itself: To overcome the known weaknesses of classic Hagi clay, Matsuo developed his own studio clay, which makes tableware more durable, denser, and more suitable for everyday use, without losing the characteristic expression of Hagi ware.

His works combine porcelain and stoneware, tradition and contemporary design language. They are designed to forge a bond through use and enrich everyday life.

Matsuo has been recognized with numerous awards, including at the Japan Exhibition of Contemporary Crafts, the Kyûshû-Yamaguchi Ceramics Exhibition, the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition (selected 14 times), as well as the Yamaguchi Traditional Crafts Exhibition, where he received the top prize multiple times. He was also repeatedly nominated at the prestigious Nitten Exhibitions.