1935-
male
bizen pottery
Born in Inbe. The eldest son of Yamamoto Tohshu, he began making pottery in 1959 under his father. He has been selected for many prizes since then, including the Director’s Prize at the Higashi-Chugoku Branch Exhibition of Traditional Crafts, and has served as a judge. He is a regular member of Japan Kogei Association. He was awarded the Okayama Prefecture Governor’s Prize at the Bigei-kai Exhibition. Kanashige Toyo Prize. Okayama Nichinichi Newspaper Culture Award. Okayama Prefecture Culture Honorable Mention. Sanyo Newspaper Grand Prize at the Okayama Prefectural Exhibition. Director of Bizen Pottery Association. Chairman of the Bizen Pottery Association. Vice President of Genga-kai. Invited to participate in the Bizen 1000th Anniversary Exhibition and other exhibitions. He has held solo exhibitions at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Department Store and Okayama Tenmaya Department Store. He has developed a new type of Hidasuki (flame marks), called “New Hidasuki”, by developing a gas furnace, and has devised various ways of scorched surface coloring.
