Ruri Takeuchi graduated from the Department of Oriental History at Kyoto Women's University. in 2006, she graduated from Kyoto's School of Traditional Arts and Crafts. Takeuchi trained under Chousa Yamamoto, a renowned porcelain artist. In 2013, opening her own workshop in Komatsu City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Takeuchi applied delicate paintings of plants and animals onto porcelain incense containers and small boxes, bringing them to life with her skillful artistry.
EDUCATIONS
2006
Traditional Arts Super College of Kyoto, BA
Started to work at the Chouza Yamamoto’s atelier
2010
Kutani Pottery Institution, Ishikawa
2013
Set up her atelier in Komatsu, Ishikawa
SOLO SHOWS
2018
Solo show, Gallery Kamigataginka, Osaka
2017
“Ruri Takeuchi”, Gallery Ippodo, Tokyo
2016
“Ruri Takeuchi” Isetan Shinjuku, Tokyo
2015
Solo show, Gallery Mikado, Tokyo Japon
Solo show, Gion Gallery Kasai, Kyoto Japon
2014
Solo show, Isetan Shinjuku, Tokyo
2013
“Ruri Takeuchi -Kutani Porcelain", Gallery Kamigataginka, Osaka
2012
“Ruri Takeuchi -Porcelain painting”, Gallery Ippodo, Tokyo
GROUP SHOWS
2019
“Densho and Denpa”, Galerie Mikiko Fabiani x Gallery Mikado, Paris France
2018
Group show, Wako Ginza, Tokyo Japon
2015
Group show, Sara Japanese Pottery, NY, USA
2014
“Ruri Takeuchi and Kiyoko Morioka” Keio Plaza Hotel, Tokyo
2013
“MICROSCOPIC CRAFT from KAGA”, Sara Japanese Pottery, NY
2012
“Traditional Art and Craft from KAGA”, Sara Japanese Pottery, NY
2011
“ The Way of Tea Ceremony from KAGA”, Sara Japanese Pottery, NY
2010
“KAGAKUTANI IN NY 2010”, Sara Japanese Pottery, NY
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Elegant Dedications: Selections of Female Artist works by Ippodo Gallery
24 Feb - 9 Mar 2022Girl’s Day is the Japanese celebration held annually on March 3rd to pray for the healthy growth of girls. In ancient societies, men went out to hunt while women made...Read more -
Tea Bowls: Art of Five Senses
Contemporary Japanese Tea Ceremony Wares 15 Mar - 7 Apr 2018Expressing Gratitude for Ippodo Gallery’s First 10 Years Shoko Aono “It (Teaism) insulates purity and harmony, the mystery of mutual charity, the romanticism of the social order. It is essentially...Read more
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Year in Review
Reflecting on the Exhibitions of 2022 January 4, 2023Yukiya Izumita, “Stream of Time” 2022 began with Yukiya Izumita’s “Layers of Time,” an impressive showing of the artist’s newest works. The ceramicist began...Read more -
Elegant Dedications Journal
February 17, 2022Ippodo Gallery is excited to have its first all-women artist exhibition- Elegant Dedications: Selections of Female artist works by Ippodo Gallery in celebrating Girls Festival,...Read more -
A Bowl For All Seasons
February 1, 2021A Bowl for All Seasons Hiroshi Goseki Black Tea Bowl H4 3/8 x W4 5/8 x D4 5/8 in, H11 x W11.8 x D11.8 cm...Read more