1901-1997
male
Born in Noto-Nakai, Ishikawa Prefecture. Graduated from Nagoya Electric School (Aichi Institute of Technology). After joining Mitsubishi Kasei Company, he worked as the director of thermal power generation for the Korean Chemical Industry, and then worked on the construction of the Manchurian soybean chemical industry. During this time, he studied Korean and Chinese ceramics. After the war, he returned to Japan and discovered cinnabar glaze with five colors and gold in combination with Noto’s original clay. He named it Hakuo ware.
