1942-
male
After graduating from high school, he devoted himself to practice under his father, the first generation Nakamura Suiran, and in 1972 he succeeded to the name of 2nd generation Suiran.
He participated in the formation of the Seijukai centered around young potters in 1974, and since then, has held group exhibitions at Tokyo Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi every year for eight years until the association ended.
He received such prizes as the Kyoto Prefectural Governor’s Award at the 1982 Uwa-e Ceramics Exhibition, the Grand Prize at the Kyo-ware Kiyomizu-ware Exhibition in 1984, and in the same year, the NHK Chairman’s Award at the National Traditional Crafts Exhibition. He even frequently holds solo exhibitions in Tokyo, Kyoto, and Hiroshima etc., since doing one in 1982 at the Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi.
He develops works of Cochin-ware, which have a vivid glaze-color to them.
