≪Seikanji Kiln 5th Generation Shinryu Sugita Pottery History≫
The Seikanji Kiln was founded by the first Kikujiro in the early Meiji period with the permission of the former Earl Seikanji family.
Born in Kyoto
Graduated from Kyoto College of Art, Japanese painting course
Graduated from Kyoto Prefectural Ceramic High Technical College, Department of Design
Graduated from Kyoto Municipal Industrial Research Institute
1999 Entered Seikanji kiln and studied under his grandfather, Mr. Shohei III, and his father, Mr. Shohei IV.
2014 Certified as a Kyoyaki Traditional Craftsman