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Takuro Shibata

Takuro Shibata earned a Bachelor of Engineering in Applied Chemistry from Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan in 1996. In the years following, he has worked a number of ceramics-based studio and production jobs where he has acquired a wealth of knowledge in ceramics research. He is presently based in Seagrove, North Carolina where he is the director of STARworks Ceramics and the co-owner and operator of Studio Touya with his wife Hitomi Shibata.

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Meshi-wan $60.00	Kata kuchi/Small $80.00	Kata kuchi/small, with spout $80.00	Birch/Square Plate $70.00

Stood $500.00	Triangle $1800.00	Kobachi $65.00
Kobachi $65.00	Meshi-wan $60.00	Kata kuchi/Small $80.00
Kata kuchi/small, with spout $80.00	Birch/Square Plate $70.00

Stood $500.00	Triangle $1800.00
Kobachi $65.00	Kobachi $65.00
Meshi-wan $60.00	Kata kuchi/Small $80.00
Kata kuchi/small, with spout $80.00	Birch/Square Plate $70.00