Kinkodo Kamesuke Chronology

Year  AD  Matters

• Meiwa 2 （1765）  Kinkodo Kamesuke was born into a family of puppeteers in Fushimi.
• Kansei era （1789～1801）    He studied under Okuda Eisen and                                                           mastered ceramic manufacturing techniques. 

• Kansei 12th year（1800）   Second son Yuzo (second Kinko) was born.

• Bunka 4th year （1807）     The third generation, Kamesuke, was born.There ware many clay molds bearing the Kamesuke signature from the Bunsei period.

• Bunsei 8th year （1825）      Ojiyama-yaki celadon statue of Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, Inscribed "Spring of the Year of the Rooster, 1825 (Bunsei 8)" by Kinkodo Kamesuke.

• Bunsei 9th year（1826）  Kamesuke's wife died.

• Bunsei 11th year （1828） The second Kinko has died.

• Bunsei 12th year （1829） Kamesuke built his own ceramic tomb at Senshoji Temple in Kyoto.

• Bunsei 13th year （1830） Published the book "Pottery Instruction" on ceramic manufacturing methods.

• Tenpo 2   （1831）     Ojiyama-yaki dyed flowerpot with the inscription "Made by  Kinkodo Kamesuke in the spring of 1830."This was the heyday of Ojiyama ware.There was a clay mold bearing the inscription "Kamesuke" from Ojiyama ware.

• Tenpo 8th year （1837）  Kamesuke's disciple, Ryukidou Kameshichi, has begun to make an impact.Kamesuke died in March.At this time, the third generation Kamesuke was 31 years old.