1937-
male
kasama pottery
Born in Asahikawa, Hokkaido. Studied at the Ibaraki Prefectural Ceramic Art Institute. After working at Toujinsha, which was headed by Inoue Ryosai, he build a kiln in 1943. His scraped reliefs in the style of the Chinese Cizhou kiln are highly regarded. He creates unique designs by sketching objects.