Late Edo period
male
A potter in Kyoto during the Bunka period (1804-1818), he was born the son of Sugiura Nizo, a wealthy merchant from Sanjo, Kyoto, but took on the surname Mizukoshi from his mother’s side. Developed a passion for ceramics at a young age and, after training with ceramics in Okazaki, opened a kiln in Gojo. In the beginning, he worked on producing copies of various kilns such as Nanban, Karatsu, Hagi and Kizeto, but from 1802 onward, he worked in opposition to Imari-ware alongside Nin’ami Dohachi and Wake Kitei to produce Kiyomizu-ware, leaving behind exquisite works in blue-white and red-painted porcelain.
