1957-
male
karatsu pottery
His real name is Nakazato Tadahiro. Born as the eldest son of the 13th generation Nakazato Tarouemon, he has been in close contact with pottery since he was a child, and after graduating from graduate school, he devoted himself to studying glaze and modeling at the Tajimi City Pottery Design And Technical Center and the National Nagoya Industrial Technology Research Institute.
In 1958, he returned to his hometown of Saga and started making pottery at Tarouemon’s workshop. The production office developed Objet d’art and abstract pottery, placing emphasis on the modeling side of things. He was a prizewinner, winning awards at various exhibitons including Nitten, and in 1990, he won awards such as the Nitten Special Prize for ‘Yakishime Jar 90’ and the Saga Prefectural Governor’s Award for ‘Yakishime Jar’ in the same year.
In 1997, He produced 2000 tea bowls for a ceremony for offering tea to the gods at Nagoya Castle in Saga Prefecture, and with the opportunity that presented him, started working full swing on traditional Karatsu- ware. In 2002, with the voluntary retirement of his father, he succeeded to the name of 14th generation Nakazato Tarouemon.
