Porcelain with cobalt-blue glaze
10 x 3 1/2 in.
Inv# 6465
$4,250
Artist Bio
1946 Born in Ehime Prefecture, brought up in Hiroshima
1970 Graduated from Okayama Commercial College
1976 Awarded First Prize, Japanese Traditional Arts and Crafts Exhibition, has since been awarded 20 prizes thereafter over the subsequent twenty years
1977 Awarded Grand Prize at the Hiroshima Prefectural Art Exhibition
Awarded two prizes at the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition-n umerous awards since then
1978 Received an award in the Chunichi International Ceramic Art Exhibition; numerous awards since then
1979 Became a full member in the Japan Arts and Crafts Association
1980 Awarded special 10th Anniversary prize by the Hiroshima Prefecture Potters Association
1981 Awarded prize at the Hiroshima Prefectural Art Exhibition
1982 Awarded Prize at the Exhibition of Japanese Traditional Arts and Crafts (Chugoku District)
1984 Awarded Prize of Excellence at Exhibition of Contemporary Tea Ceremony Art Forms, Tanabe Museum (again in 1985,1988, 1992, 1993)
Became a judge at the Hiroshima Prefectural Art Exhibition
1985 Invited to social gathering of artists sponsored by the Prime Minister of Japan
1986 Awarded Prize at the Exhibition of Japanese Traditional Arts and Crafts (Chugoku District)
Guest exhibitor at the Exhibition of Contemporary Pottery n the Sanyo and Sanin Districts
Created a ceramic wall entitled “Shoryu: Hadoh” at the Welfare Center of Higashi-Hiroshima City
1989 Awarded Semi-Grand Prize at the First Biennial Ceramics ‘89 Exhibition, Japan
1990 Awarded Prize by Hiroshima Art Grant 90
1991 Awarded prize at the 47th Faenza International Ceramic Art Exhibition in Italy
Awarded prize at the Fletcher Challenge International Ceramic Art Exhibition in New Zealand
1992 Judge at the Exhibition of Japanese Traditional Arts and Crafts (Chugoku District); annually thereafter
1994 Awarded the Hiroshima Culture Prize
1998 Lecture at Namigata City Cultural Hall, Aichi Prefecture.
1999 Workshop lecture sponsored by the Japan Foundation, Salamanca University, Spain, and Monsalas City, Portugal.
2001 Awarded “Kaneshige Tôyô” prize
2005 Awarded “Chugoku Bunka” prize
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Solo Exhibitions:
1976 Mitsukoshi Art Gallery, Hiroshima; biennially thereafter
1977 Mitsukoshi Art Gallery, Osaka
1978 Kuroda Toen, Ginza, Tokyo
1979 Seibu Art Gallery, Ikebukuro, Tokyo
1980 Kuroda Toen, Ginza, Tokyo
Mitsukoshi Art Gallery, Osaka and Hiroshima
Iwataya Art Gallery, Fukuoka
1981 Mitsukoshi Art Gallery, Nihonbashi, Tokyo-- biennially thereafter
1992 Akasaka Green Gallery, Tokyo (again in 1994)
1995 Wako Gallery, Ginza, Tokyo
“Zi- Ku -Ritsu” exhibition at Mitsukoshi Art Gallery, Nihonbashi, Tokyo
1996 Third exhibition at Akasaka Green Gallery, Tokyo
"Chawan," Mitsukoshi Art Gallery, Hiroshima.
1997 "'97 Ji-kû-ritsu," Mitsukoshi Art Gallery, Nihonbashi, Tokyo.
1998 "Kohro" at Mitsukoshi Art Gallery, Hiroshima.
Akasaka Green Gallery, Tokyo.
1999 "'99 Ji-kû-ritsu," Mitsukoshi Art Gallery, Nihonbashi, Tokyo
2007 Hiroshima Mitsukoshi Art Gallery, Hiroshima
2008 “Taido” at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Art Gallery, Tokyo
2009 Kandori Gallery, Tokyo
2010 Hiroshima Mitsukoshi Art Gallery, Hiroshima
Group Exhibitions:
1976 Entered the Exhibition of Japanese Traditional Arts and Crafts; awarded First Prize; has since been awarded 20 consecutive prizes
1978 Japanese National Prefectural Exhibition
1981 Exhibition of Showa Era Pottery
1983 Invited to exhibit in the Hiroshima Prefectural Art Exhibition
1987 Guest exhibitor at the Contemporary Japanese Ceramic Arts Exhibition sponsored by the Japan Foundation (this exhibition toured the United States and Europe)
“Hekiyu no Fu” exhibition at Mitsukoshi Department Store, Nihonbashi, Tokyo
1991 Hiroshima Art Grant 90 Commemorative Exhibition at Hukuya Department Store, Hiroshima
1992 Selected for “58 Contemporary Ceramic Artists in Japan”, which was exhibited at Espace des Arts Mitsukoshi Etoile, Paris; and Mitsukoshi Department Store, Nihonbashi, Tokyo
1994 Member of Invitational Program at the Institute of Ceramic Studies, Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park
Guest Exhibitor at the Exhibition of Japanese Traditional Arts and Crafts (Chugoku District)
1996 Contemporary Japanese Ceramics Exhibition, Japan Foundation.
Guest exhibitor at the Exhibition of Contemporary Pottery in the Sanyo and Sanin District
Guest Exhibitor at the Exhibition of Quiet Clarity “Rin” in Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park
1997 Table Ware Festival Exhibition, Tokyo Dome (annually thereafter).
Great Works of Contemporary Japanese Ceramics, International Cultural Cooperative, exhibit toured throughout Asia and Japan.
1998 Traditional Ceramics of Contemporary Japan Exhibition, Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Istanbul, Turkey.
Prefectural Art Exhibition, Hiroshima Art Museum.
Shimanami Coast, Aichi, and Hiroshima Cooperative Event, Commemorative Ceramic Arts Exhibition.
1999 Art Works for the Table Exhibition VII '99, Contemporary Art Niki, Tokyo.
Traditional Japanese Ceramics, regional exhibition, special distinction.
"How beautiful, how mysterious": Glaze and Ceramics Exhibit, Shiga Prefectural Ceramic Park.
"The Expression of Blue," exhibition at Shikinen Sengu Memorial Shrine Museum, Mie.
Seventy People From Hiroshima Exhibition: Painting, Handicrafts, and Calligraphy, Fukuya, Hiroshima.
Twenty Years of the City Art Museum Exhibition, Fenlo Art Museum, Holland.
100 Selected Works of Japanese Ceramics: "Now" Exhibition, Paris, France.
'99 Triennale Higashi Hiroshima, local artist invitational, Higashi Hiroshima Art Museum
2002 “100 years of Contemporary Ceramics”, Gifu Ceramics Park MINO, Gifu
2007 “ Tô no katachi IV (Forms of ceramics IV)”, Gallery Kurimoto, Nîgata
“ Selections from Craft Department of National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo”, Tokyo
Commissions:
1979 Created a ceramic wall entitled “Kojiki:Shigen” for the Sports Center of Minami-ku, Hiroshima
1988 Created a statue entitled “A. Un” for the Central Community Hall of Higashi-Hiroshima City
1997 Completed "Great Ocean Voyage" ceramic wall installation, Hiroshima International Plaza.
Selected Public Collections:
Japan Foundation
Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum
Hiroshima University
Tanabe Museum of Art, Shimane
Higashi-Hiroshima Museum of Art
Faenza museo Internationale delle Ceramiche, Italy
Auckland Institute & Museum, New Zealand
The Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park
Salamanca University East-West Cultural Center, Spain
Salamanca City Art Nouveau, Art Deco Museum, Spain
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Gifu Prefectural Contemporary Art Gallery
Imperial Household
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