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ASAKURA, Isokichi ASAKURA, Isokichi Isokichi Shinko Kiln

Kutani Ware

SUMMARY

・Yawata-machi has been the production place for unglazed pottery since the Taisho era.
・He succeeded the name Isokichi, as the third generation potter and became the head of Isokichi Shinko Kiln.
・Deep and soft yellow collar is the feature and his works are highly valued among many sponsered exhibitions.
・He has the national qualification of Kutani traditional craftsman.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Birth
Komatsu-shi, Ishikawa prefecture in 1941
Education
Nagoya Industrial Technology Research Institute (- 1962)
Address
Mi-50-1, Yawata, Komatsu-shi, Ishikawa 923-0833 Japan
Affiliation
Kutaniyaki Preservation Society

CAREER HISTORY

Award
The Jisho prize in the Ishikawa prefecture Conemporary Art Exhibition (1970)
The Grand prix in the Ishikawa prefecture Conemporary Ar Exhibition (1972)
The Hoki-Kaiin prize in the Japan Contemporary Arts and Crafts Exhibition (1980)
The Special prize in Ishikawa Contemporary Arts Exhibition (1987)
The Minister of Education prize in the Japan Contemporary Arts and Crafts Exhibition (1999)
The Excellent prize in the Traditional Kutani Ware Art Crafts Exhibition (2010)
and many more
Selected
The Japan Contemporary Arts and Crafts Exhibition, The Ishikawa prefecture Contemporary Arts Exhibitioni, The Nitten and other exhibitions
This Artist's Ceramics