Ito Gekko is a superb potter and painter of pots, one of my favourite! He was born in 1939. His parents; Ito Shiko, and Ito Tankyou, were respected potters, as is his brother Ito Tonyo. 
In 1959 he began painting sometsuke pots, which initially were mostly made by others; his brother, Itou Tonyo, local renowned potters, or his parents. Since the 1980's however, he has also become a superb potter as well as painter. His paintings are all donr freehand, with no stencil use, as with some potters, and his works are influenced by the detailed paintings of the legendary Tsukinowa Yusen.
The techniques used by Gekko are varied, and include; sometsuke (cobalt blue on porcelain), akae (red on porcelain), overglaze enamels, and go-sai (5-colour) paintings. His seal reads 'moon incense'. 

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