About Akitoshi Ito

Akitoshi Ito, born in 1951, is a very skillful ceramist from Chino City in Nagano Prefecture. As a long-time member of several art organizations such as the Nitten (Japan Fine Arts Exhibition), the Association of Japan Contemporary Art and Craft or the Association of Contemporary Art of Nagano, he has been presenting his work for years in national and international exhibitions.
His large, dramatic pieces combine sculptural shapes, mastery of coloured glazes and a poetic approach to ceramic craft, sometimes inspired, like this piece, by natural phenomena. An exhibition dedicated to his work was held at the Chino City Museum of Art in 2013.