1927–?
akahada pottery
After learning how to make clay paste and glaze liquid at Kyoto’s Pottery Research Studio, he learned under his predecessor, Niraku the 2nd.
In 1955, he took over as Niraku the 3rd and has since made wares using traditional techniques like Nara illustrations, basket carving, and ash glaze.
He has won the Mayor’s Award at the Nara Prefecture Exhibition, and was a judge at the Nara Municipal Art Festival, is a member of the Nara Crafts Association as well as the Arts Association, and Chairman of the Nara Flower Arrangement Association, contributing to Nara’s cultural development. He received the title of Person of Cultural Merit from Yamatokoriyama city for his contributions.
