1923-?
male
bizen pottery
Born in Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture. Graduated from the Kawabata Institute of Western painting and the Japan Art School. Studied under the sculptors Ogura Ichiro and Kiyomizu Rokubey at the Ehime Prefectural Toibe Pottery Works, then apprenticed in Bizen in 1958. Built the kiln in 1967. Won prizes at the Japan Traditional Craft Exhibition, the East China Branch Exhibition, and others. Awarded the Sanyo Housou Award. Bizen Mayor’s Award, etc. Solo exhibitions at Osaka Hanshin, Hiroshima Mitsukoshi, Ginza Kuroda Toen, Ikebukuro Seibu, Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi, Ginza Matsuya, and others. Regular member of the Japan Kogei association.
