1935-
male
mino pottery
living national treasure
Born in Mizunami, Gifu Prefecture. Studied under Kato Koubei and Arakawa Toyozo. In 1954, he was accepted for a Western-style painting at the Nitten Exhibition. Since then, he has received the Asahi Prize at the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition, the Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition, the highest award at the First Tokai Traditional Crafts Exhibition, the Kato Kobei Prize, and the Japan Ceramic Society Prize. Councilor and judge at the Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition and the Chunichi International Exhibition. He is a judge for the Tokai Traditional Arts and Crafts Exhibition. He is a regular member of the Japan Kogei association. Mainly Shino, Seto-guro, and iron glaze.
