1904-1997
Born in Mie Prefecture. Graduated from Aichi Prefectural Ceramics School and Kyoto Ceramics Training Institute. After working at the Hokkaido Industrial Research Institute, the Manchurian Mining Experiment Kiln Department, and the Manchurian Special Kiln Factory, he built a kiln in Gojo Higashi, Iwamizawa in 1946. He received the Hokkaido Culture Honorable Mention and many other awards, and was designated as an intangible cultural property of Iwamizawa City in 1978. Lecturer and pottery instructor at Hokkaido University of Education and abroad. Chairman of the Hokkaido Ceramic Art Association. Works with namako glaze (like jun glaze in blue invented by gě míng xiáng), underglaze red, and cinnabar.
