1932-1983
male
Born as the eldest son of Kondo Yuzo, a living national treasure, he studied pottery under his father, Tomimoto Kenkichi, and Fujimoto Yoshimichi , who were all well versed in nature and pottery.
In addition to piling up awards and prizes mainly at the Shinshokai, Kyoto Exhibition, Japanese Traditional Crafts Exhibition, and Contemporary Japanese Ceramics Exhibition, he has also been successful at overseas exhibitions such as being a prizewinner at the American Devo Ceramics Exhibition. In 1962, he went to America after being invited to Indiana State University in the United States, and in 1969, participated in Kyoto University of Art’s New Guinea Ethnic Art Research.
