Meiji Era-?
male
hagi pottery
From Yamaguchi Prefecture. Shoroku kiln. 10th generation of a well-known Hagi ware family that had been active for generation after generation.
Received the honor of holding exhibitions for the Imperial Household and selling works to the Imperial Household several times between the Meiji and Taisho eras. Exhibited at various exhibitions in the Showa era. Won the Special Award at the National Craft Instruction Exhibition in 1930 and the 1st Place Award at the Yamaguchi Prefectural Craft Exhibition in 1932 and the Osaka Prefectural Craft Exhibition in 1934.
Received high praise and was certified as a Craft Potter in 1949. Also appointed as a Certification Board Member.
Left dignified works with Oni Hagi glaze in his late years and mainly excelled at tea bowls.
To add, Yamato Yasuo, the popular modern artist, is his grandson.
