1952-
male
Developed the galaxy glaze. He won many awards in Europe and the Middle East, including Spain, Holland, France, Turkey, and Italy, and gained high acclaim abroad. The name “Tetsuaki Nakao” is inscribed in the Louvre Museum in Paris, France.
Born in Takeo City, Saga Prefecture
1981 Joined the Kyushu Association of Contemporary Craft Artists of Japan
1982 Exhibited for the first time at Nitten (Japan Fine Arts Exhibition)
1992 Acquired by the Laboratory of the Central Academy of Arts and Crafts, Beijing, China; acquired by the Nansong Guanwu Museum, Hangzhou, China
1994 Collection of Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado
2003 Grand Prix “Prix de l’Édition” at the Revolution of Beauty Exhibition in Louvre, Paris, France; Special Prize “Tricolor Art Peace Prize”; Permanent inscription in the Louvre Museum of Fine Arts
Awarded the “Contanza de’ Medici Art Prize” at the Florence Glorious Neo-Renaissance Exhibition
2004 Presented by Kobori Sojitsu, the 13th Head of Enshu Tea School, at the Ozone Summer Grand Tea Ceremony, as Head’s favorite tea utensil with galactic glaze.
2007 Invited to exhibit at the Moscow International Art Exhibition
2008 First solo exhibition abroad at Queen Victoria Gallery, London
2011 Christie’s Auction, “Japanese Art & Design Including Arts of the Samurai
2012 Christie’s Auction, “The Japanese Aesthetic
2013 Christie’s Auction, “ASOBI”
2016 Ginga Glaze was featured in NHK’s “Saga Yakimono Tour” program
