Category:Tsukitani Hatsuko

**Tsukitani Hatsuko**
	Japanese ceramist
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Date of birth	1869
Date of death	1945
Occupation	sculptor;
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English: Tsukitani Hatsuko (1869–1945) was a Japanese ceramic artist. She was born in Tokyo, and after studying sculpture, she trained at various kilns. From 1915 (Taishō 4) to 1932 (Shōwa 7), she set up ceramic ateliers in Gokiso and Moriyama in Nagoya. She was also a pioneer of female artists in sculpture and pottery. Her pottery is called Tsukitani ware (月谷焼) or also Shinobu ware (忍焼).

日本語: 月谷焼 (つきたにやき) 陶彫作家として知られた月谷初子の制作したやきものである。月谷は東京に生まれ、彫刻を学んだのち各地の窯場で修業を重ね、大正4年（1915）から昭和7年（1932）まで御器所と守山に陶房を構えて活動した。彫刻あるいは陶芸においても、女性作家の先駆け的存在である。