Kamiya Eisuke, born in 1938 in Takahama, Aichi Prefecture, studied under the renowned ceramicist Kawamoto Goro and attended Seto Ceramics High School, an institution renowned for its ceramic training.

Kamiya Eisuke is a member and judge of the New Japan Craft Artists Federation and an associate member of the Japan Art Exhibition. His works focus primarily on abstract creations, ceramic panels, and the use of Tessai, an iron pigment, in the yakishime technique, a high-temperature firing method without glaze. His unique style incorporates traditional Japanese influences while exploring contemporary forms.

A graduate of Seto Ceramics High School, he has been a faculty member at the same school since 2012. (Location: Seto City, Aichi Prefecture). He is also a researcher at the Seto Branch of the National Laboratory for Industrial Testing.

His works have regularly been selected for annual national competitive exhibitions, such as Nitten, Nihon Gendai Kôgei Ten, Asahi Tôgei Ten, Kôfûkai Ten, etc. Among the awards he has won are the Nitten Special Selection, the Asahi Tôgei Prize (1967), the Gendai Kôgei Ten Grand Prize in Contemporary Crafts, and the Aichi Prefectural Crafts and Culture Prize (1984). He has also held several solo exhibitions.

He resides in Takahama, Aichi Prefecture, a city known for its ceramics industry. In 1987, Kamiya was invited to create a ceramic tower for Takahama Public Park.

His works are present in international collections and institutions such as the Portland Museum of Art in Portland, Oregon.

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