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NONAKA, Taku NONAKA, Taku Hiraku Kiln

Arita Ware

SUMMARY

・NONAKA-san trained himself to become a ceramic artist. ONO, Shoji and ONO, Hakuko taught him an attitude.
Tenmoku and Hakuji, they are two kinds of main works.
・His works were displayed at the British Museum in 2000 and they're still stored in collection today.
・The Yuteki Tenmoku tea bowl is difficult to make and he says the potential completion is once every five years.
・The white yaagsuri design that comes from traditional kimono pattern is quite fascinating.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Birth
Ureshino-cho, Ureshino-shi, Saga prefecture in 1955
Address
15309 Hakamano Higashikawanobori-otsu, Takeo-shi, Saga 843-0234 Japan
Affiliation
Japan Kogei Association
Saga Ceramic Art Association

CAREER HISTORY

Award
The Mainichi Newspapers Co. prize in the Saga Kenten (1981)
The Minister of Education prize in the Saga Kenten (1983)
The Governor prize in the Nishi-nippon Ceramic Art Exhibition (1986)
Selected
The Japan Traditional Kogei Exhibition, The Exhibition of Traditional Kogei of SEIBU Area in Japan, the Kyushu Yamaguchi Ceramics Exhibition and other exhibitions