1951-
male
He was the eldest son of Gorosuke V of Shonzuigama kiln. He first studied sculpture at Tokyo, and in 1974 he completed the design course at the Kyoto Prefectural Pottery Training School and returned to Kyoto the following year.
He studied glazes and other subjects at the Department of Ceramics, Tokyo Municipal Industrial Research Institute, and later went to the United States. In 1976, he studied under his father, Gorosuke. Group and solo exhibitions were held at the Kakihaku Gallery in Tokyo and the Keio Department Store in Shinjuku. Selected for the Kinki Branch Traditional Craft Exhibition, Kyo-ten and other exhibitions.
