Yamamoto Choza 山本長左

1953-
male
kutani porcelain

He is a Kutani style painter.

1972 Studied Sometsuke under Kamide Choemon and Sketching under Fujiwara Shigeo (Japan Kogei Association)

1974 Studied Uwaetsuke (painting on paper) with Matsumoto Sakichi (Japan Kogei Association)

1976 Studied Shonzui-style and tea ceremony pottery under Tezuka Gyokudo (Teiten and Nitten) in Kyoto

1978 Studied Imari-style and old style blue and white under Juraku Shimada

1981 Became independent and started designing and producing special Japanese tableware for famous department stores

1990 Commissioned by the Imperial Household Agency to design and produce Japanese tableware for the accession ceremony
Produced seven items of Japanese tableware related to the coronation ceremony

2000 Commissioned by the Japanese government, he designed and produced a large white porcelain dish with gold columns for the International Bureau of Weights and Measures to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the Metric Convention

2007 Produced a large white porcelain dish with golden columns
Produced confectionery for the Imperial family

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