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The 18th generation potter of Hiradokoshodanuemon Kiln. He was born in Mikawachi, Nagasaki prefrecture.
Graduation from the department of ceramics, Arita Technical High School, Saga prefecture.
He studied ceramics at Amsterdam in Nederland, and in Delft. He acquired the international culture when he went to USA to study English,
and positively dispathes Mikawachi Ware's culture abroad.
He mainly engages in foming by the potter's wheel and handiwork. He cut the floral shape before the clay made by Amakusa porcelain's stone drys and expresses the delicate flower in the floral decorations of the chrysanthemum.
He mades the various patterns such as the cherry blossoms besides the chrysanthemum, the beauty of the pattern is highly praised.
His solo exhibition holds in every place, and the convenient vessels are popular for the customers. He takes over the skill which is handed down through generations, and works on making new Mikawachi Ware's vessels.
889 Mikawachi-cho, Sasebo-shi, Nagasaki 859-3155 Japan