1941-
male
echizen pottery
Born in Fukui prefecture. Studied color dyeing for 3 years and flower arrangement for 4 years. Studied under Kato Sho in Seto in 1963. Later studied under Kitano Shichizaemon in Fukui and went to South Korea as a trainee at the Fukui Ceramics Research Institute and studied under Fan Tyon Ryu at Ewha Women’s University. Went independent in 1972. Group exhibition with Teshigahara Hiroshi. First solo exhibition in South Korea. Worked in the Echizen tradition with celadon glaze, mishima-de, and hakeme (brushed ceramics).
