Higa Nobutada 比嘉信忠

1944-maletsuboya potteryGraduated from the Department of Arts and Crafts at Ryukyu University in 1968 and the Department of Ceramics at Tokyo University of the Arts in 1972. Studied under Fujimoto Yoshimichi, Tamura Koichi, and Asano Yo. Returned home to work in the Faculty of Education at the Ceramics Research Institute at Ryukyu University. Retired in 1980 and went independent, opening the Yanbaru kiln. Recipient of the Japan New Craft Exhibition Award, Okinawa Prefectural Craft Design Exhibition Center President’s Award, Prefectural Craft Exhibition Honorable Mention, Excellent Award. Held solo exhibitions at Nago City Expo, Okinawa Bussan Center. Primarily focused on kneading,