1927-
male
Born in Karasuyama Kaji-machi, Tochigi Prefecture. Graduated from Tokyo Art School. Studied under Tomimoto Keikichi, and upon graduation in 1947, was introduced to Hamada Shoji. Awarded a prize at the Kokuga-kai exhibition and became a member. In 1959, he was dispatched by the Asia Foundation as a lecturer in the ceramics department of the Pakistan National University of Fine Arts and Music. After returning to Japan, he visited many countries around the world. In 1984, he moved his kiln from Aizu to his hometown Karasuyama. He has held solo exhibitions in major cities in Japan, Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi, Ginza Wako, and Dusseldorf, West Germany. Focuses on white porcelain, celadon, blue and white, and overglaze red enamel decoration.
