Watanabe Hiroshi 渡部豁

1914-?maleBorn in Tokyo, Japan. Learned oil painting from Ishii Hakutei and Ikuma Arima at the Bunka Gakuin Art Department. After working for the Nika Association on new productions, he worked for Shiseido as a designer and Gifu Prefectural Crafts Guidance Center during the war, and later became attracted to pottery under the influence of Tomimoto Kenkichi. Engaged in research and development of television art when NHK TV was opened after the war, and worked until 1980. During that time, he studied under Kawamura Seizan. Mainly does solo exhibitions. Mainly worked in red, gold and silver. set of 5 plates 5,250