1920-?
male
tokoname pottery
Born in Tokoname, Aichi prefecture. Graduated from Ceramics Department at Tokoname Kogyo School. Worked for a ceramics company and later studied sculpture under Sakata Yoshinobu. Established the Shinmei kiln in 1976. Recipient of the Choza Award Ceramics Exhibition Honorable Mention, Choza Award, others. Selected for the Chunichi International Exhibition and the Tokai Traditional Crafts Exhibition. Focused primarily on oil drop ceramics.
