An artisan of the Chinese Qing style and one of the 3 artists to be trained by Kin Shiko. Said to be the best at succeeding the master’s techniques and particularly known as a master of red stoneware teapots.
Also worked on hand-formed crabs, lions, and other sculptures.

In 1854, Sugie Jumon produced the first Red Clay Tea Pot (Shu Mu) in Tokoname. He took Ashikaga Teapot Design as a reference for his design. In addition, he worked with a doctor by the name of Hirano Chuji (Hirano Tadashi). Hirano was a very enthusiastic collector of Yi Xing (Yixing) Teapot. Hirano found that the red clay in Tokoname area has similar mineral compositions as the clay from Yi Xing area. By then, they developed the refining method for clay and successfully introduced the Tokoname red clay Teapot.