1921-2015
male
From Kyoto. Studied Tetsu-yu iron glaze (Tenmoku-yu glaze) as Sawamura Jiro’s assistant at the Imperial Ceramic Experimental Institute. Became independent in 1946 at Gojo-zaka and moved the kiln in Asahi-cho, Fukui prefecture after being in Yamashina. Won the Japanese Traditional Craft Art Exhibition Award of Excellence. Won the Japan Ceramic Society Award and other awards. Held a private exhibition at the Takashimaya in Yokohama.
