Background
Shuhei Fujioka is the son of Yasuhei Fujioka, also a sculptor of porcelain figurines. Since he was young, Shuhei learned the business and how to sculpt under his father. Shuhei took over the business from his father and became the second generation master sculptor during the early 1990s.
Career
Shuhei Fujioka is also the master sculptor for his own line of products under the name of "". Fujioka"s company took on sales operations and a new name,, Incorporated., in the late 1990s to answer to the need for a "Precious Moments" distributor in Japan. At Freedman"s request, Shuhei took on the responsibilities of distributorship in Japan.
As encouragement, Enesco allowed Shuhei and his studios to sculpt a series of "Japan Exclusive" figurines.
The products were given inspirational titles by Sam Butcher. Enesco decided to let exclusively market these products for six months before the products became available worldwide.
As the Enesco era came to a close in 2005, these items were "retired". In the first decade of the 2000s, Shuhei also created his own line of products.
As evident in the flagship products, "Memories In Eternity", these products celebrated Japanese history and culture.
Also, other product lines were introduced under the brand that touched on common Asian cultures, like the Chinese zodiacs. and their studios have also pioneered new methods to apply glass to bisque ceramic, and also created the Natural Jade Glaze for their Yashiroyama-gama high-end tea ceremony vessels. 2006 brochure. ca.