1935-
male
kutani porcelain
Born in Ishikawa prefecture. After graduating from Kanazawa College of Art, he worked as an assistant to Kitade Tojiro and later studied under Asakura Isokichi. Selected for the first time for the Contemporary Art Exhibition in 1960. Followed in his father’s and grandfather’s footsteps when he began working with Kutani-ware in 1961. Selected for the Asahi Ceramics Exhibition in 1964 for the first time and the Japan Contemporary Art Exhibition in 1967. Since first traveling to Europe in 1969, he has continued to go overseas to conduct research and received the Minsiter of Labor’s Award in 1971.
Often holds solo exhibitions at department stores in major Japanese cities such as Kanazawa, Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, Kobe, Sapporo, Matsuyama and Hakata. Has made gifts upon request for both the Imperial Family and foreign ambassadors, receiving the Prime Minister’s Award in 1987. Inherited the traditional methods of Kutani-ware, red-painted ceramics, and Yoshidaya-ware and produced in-depth research on colored porcelain.
