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          Knäpper, Gerd

          1943-1964 Born in Wuppertal, Germany. Study & work tour through European countries including Skandinavia, Middle East, India, Canary Islands and West-indian islands.

          1965-1967 Worked in Alaska as a commercial artist in a Native Indian's crafts workshop after working as an assistant to a sculptor in New York, before visiting Japan for first time.

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          1967-1968 Introduced to Master Mr Seisei Suzuki, under whom he trained for 1 year, by Mr Tokuro Katou. He then returned to Germany. During his visit in Japan he visited the 'Living National Treasure' Mr Shoji Hamada, in Mashiko, Tochigi-prefecture.

          1968-1970 After half a year ceramic training in Germany he visited Mr Bernard Leach in St.Ives, England.

          Gerd Knapper.

          Mr Leach introduced Mr Tatsuzo Shimaoka (later awarded the status of 'Living National Treasure') who is a student of Mr Hamada to him. He then returned to Japan, met Mr Shimaoka who introduced him to the Tsukamoto Pottery where he undertook training of Mashiko-yaki.

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