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Kutani Ware
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A representative artist of Kutani Ware.
He used to be a designer for western style tableware. After working at the Kutani Ware visitor center, he started concentrating on making ceramics.
He has won many prizes after his art accepted in Japan Traditional Art Crafts exhibition in 1980.
His characteristic art is the color and the precise brush strokes. He achieved the color of pale green, atypical tone of Kutani.
His realistic painting of plants and animals shows his gifted brushwork.
Career
- 1950
- Born in Yunotani Teraimachi Nomi-gun, Ishikawa prefecture
- 1971
- Entered Japan Ironstone Chinaware Mfg. Co. Ltd. (changed firm's name to Nikko company) (~1981).
- 1972
- Selected for the 10th Kutani Ware New Work Exhibition
- 1976
- Selected for the 14th Kutani Ware New Work Exhibition
- 1979
- Selected for the 2nd Traditional Kutani Ware Art Crafts Exhibition
- 1980
- Selected for the 27th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
Selected for the 42nd Issuikai Association Exhibition
Selected for the 21st Ishikawa Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition - 1981
- Entered Nomi Kutani Ceramics Museum (~1991)
- 1982
- "The Issuikai prize" in the 44th Issuikai Association Exhibition
- 1983
- Honorable mention in the 2nd Kutani Ware Industry Design Contest
Selected for the 11st Chunichi International Ceramics Exhibition (China and Japan). - 1985
- "The Issuikai prize" in the 47th Issui Association Exhibition
- 1986
- "The excellent prize" in the 9th Traditional Kutani Ware Art Crafts Exhibition
Authorized by Japan Art Crafts Association Regular Member - 1988
- Selected for Ishikawa Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
- 1989
- Selected for Ishikawa Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
- 1990
- Selected for Ishikawa Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
- 1991
- Selected for Ishikawa Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
Devoted himself to making ceramic at Izumidai Teraimachi, Nomi-gun - 1992
- "The Japan Art Crafts Association encouragement prize" in the 39th Japanese Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
- 1993
- Selected for Ishikawa Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
"The excellent prize" in the 1st BONSAI's Ware Exhibition
"Issuikai Excellent prize" in the 55th Issuikai Associaion Exhibition - 1994
- Selected for Ishikawa Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
"The excellent prize" in the 17th Traditional Kutani Ware Art Crafts Exhibition
"The excellent prize" in the 35th Ishikawa Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition - 1995
- Selected for Ishikawa Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
- 1996
- Selected for Ishikawa Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
- 1997
- Selected for Ishikawa Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
Submitted as the person of special treatment, supervisory auditor in the 38th Ishikawa Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition - 1998
- Selected for Ishikawa Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
"The encouragement prize" in the 21st Traditional Kutani Ware Art Crafts Exhibition
"The Issuikai Excellent prize" in the 60th Issuikai Association Exhibition
The Issuikai Association ceramics department committee - 1999
- Selected for Ishikawa Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
NHK "Green Music which plays the four seasons"
"The excellent prize" in the 22nd Traditional Kutani Ware Art Crafts Exhibition
Submitted to the 61st Issuikai ceramics department Exhibition as the examination committee
Submitted to the Ishikawa prefecture Ceramic Artists Selection Art exhibition, at Ishikawa prefectural museum of art - 2000
- Selected for Ishikawa Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
"The excellent prize" in the 23rd Traditional Kutani Ware Art Crafts Exhibition - 2001
- "The Technique prize" in the 24th Traditional Kutani Ware Art Crafts Exhibition
Selected for the 16th Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition - 2002
- Selected for Ishikawa Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
"The excellent prize" in the 25th Traditional Kutani Ware Art Crafts Exhibition - 2003
- Selected for Ishikawa Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
"The Best prize" in the 26th Traditional Kutani Ware Art Crafts Exhibition - 2005
- His kiln was moved to Matsugaoka Nomi-shi
- 2006
- "The Grind prize" in the 29th Traditional Kutani Ware Art Crafts Exhibition
- 2007
- "Ishikawa Traditional Art Crafts Special prize" in the 48th Ishikawa Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
- 2008
- Submitted to the 36th New Work Ceramics Exhibition as the examination committee by the regular member of the Japan Art Crafts Association
- 2010
- "The encouragement prize" in the 33rd Traditional Kutani Ware Art Crafts Exhibition
Authorized by Ishikawa prefecture Important Intangible Properties Preservation Association Kutani Ware Conservation Techniques member - 2011
- Submitted to the 34th Traditional Kutani Ware Art Crafts exhibition as the examination committee , Kutani Ware technique preservation association member
Selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition - 2012
- Selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
- 2013
- Selected for the Japan Traditional Kogei Exhibition
- 2015
- Selected for the Japan Traditional Kogei Exhibition
- 2016
- Selected for the Japan Traditional Kogei Exhibition
- 2017
- Selected for the Ishikawa Kogei Exhibition
Selected for the Japan Traditional Kogei Exhibition - 2018
- Selected for the Ishikawa Kogei Exhibition
Selected for the Japan Traditional Kogei Exhibition
Special Affiliations
Japan Kogei Association
TOBI, the Ceramic Art Society of Japan
Address
2-30 Matsugaoka, Nomi-shi, Ishikawa 923-1225 Japan