1946-
male
mashiko pottery
In 1962, he joined the Hamada Kiln and trained there for twenty years, during which time he exhibited his works at the Hamada Shoji Kiln Exhibition and other exhibitions.
In 1981, he established his own kiln in Doso, Mashiko-cho, and became an independent kiln builder in 1981, and his work was accepted for the first time in the craft division of the Kokugakai exhibition in 1982.
In 1987, he was awarded the Newcomer’s Prize at the same exhibition. He has been producing folk art style pieces with persimmon and black glazes, which he inherited from his master, Hamada Shoji, and has produced tableware for daily life such as coffee cups and small plates, large vases with a strong presence, expressing the beauty of use with excellent painting and modeling.
