1930-
male
kutani porcelain
From Kanazawa. Great-grandfather was Shoundo Matsumoto Sahei, who started a kiln in the Tenpo era. Matsumoto Sataro, the leading expert in the field of Kutani ware research, was his grandfather. Graduated from Kanazawa College of Art. Graduated from the Ministry of International Trade and Industry’s National Ceramic Experimental Institute. Selected for the Nitten Exhibition for the first time in 1952 and sold works to the Tokyo Municipal Government. Selected numerous times since then, won Special Selection, became exempt from appraisal, and became a Fellow Member.
Won numerous awards at the Asahi Ceramic Craft Exhibition, Kofukai Exhibition, and Chunichi International Exhibition. Member of the Contemporary Craft and Fine Art Society. Committee Member of the Sea of Japan Shaping Society. Created ceramic walls for the Ishikawa Prefectural Architecture Center and other locations. Held private exhibitions at the Isetan in Shinjuku and other venues. Works focus on ceramic walls, objects, tableware, and ornaments with dyed figures, Yuri-kinsai gold-leaf application, and Ginsai silver glaze.
