1955-
male
hagi pottery
From Tokyo. Decided to engage in ceramics after being moved when seeing the works of Miwa Kyuwa and Arakawa Toyozo at the Traditional Craft Exhibition while in high school. Advanced to vocational school and visited kilns across Japan. Later trained for roughly 10 years at a Hagi ware studio. Started a kiln in 1985 and became independent.
Repeatedly exhibited at and selected for the Asahi Ceramic Exhibition, the Seibu Craft Exhibition, the Modern Tea Forms Exhibition, Kyushu Yamaguchi Ceramic Exhibition, and other exhibitions. Also received attention at the Japan Traditional Craft Exhibition and other exhibitions. Recently won the Yamaguchi Branch President’s Award at the Japan Craft New Works Exhibition in 2003.
