Glazed stoneware with silver and gold leaf
7 1/2 x 9 5/8 x 7 1/2 in.
Inv# 6731
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Artist Bio
1952 Born in Miyagi prefecture
1974 Graduated from Tamagawa University, Art Department
1975 Complete studies in Ceramics at Ibaraki Ceramics Training Institute
Taught at Tamagawa University, Art Department
1990 Built a kiln in Morioka, Iwate
1991 Became an official member of Japan Craft Association
Taught at Iwate University, Educational Department
2001 Taught at Kozukata High School
2004 Became a member of the Eastern Ceramic Association
2010 Became an advisory member to the Iwate Museum of Art
Awards:
1984 Awarded the Encourage Prize at Asahi Ceramic Competition
Awarded the Grand-Prix at Women Ceramists Competition
1989 Awarded the Encouragement Prize at Traditional Craft New Works Competition
Awarded the Encouragement Prize at Japan Traditional Craft Competition
1996 Awarded the Special Encourage Prize at Iwate Art Competition
2000 Awarded the “Iwate Nippô Newspaper” prize at Iwate Arts and Crafts for Tea Ceremony Competition
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Selected Solo Exhibitions:
1982 Ginza Akane Gallery, Tokyo
1986 Ginza Tôetsu Gallery, Tokyo (also in 1987, 1989)
1989 Gallery Okariya, Tokyo (also in 1998, 2006)
1990 Akasaka Inui Gallery, Tokyo (also in 1993)
1991 Green Gallery, Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo
1992 Daimaru Art Gallery, Osaka
1995 Gallery Kawatoku, Morioka, Iwate
1998 22 Solo Exhibitions, Morioka City Cultural Hall, Iwate
Selected Group Exhibitions:
1974 Dento Kogei Shinsaku Ten; Traditional Craft New Work Competition (also in 75, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 92, 93, 94, 96, 97, 99, 00, 01, 04, 05, 06, 07)
1985 Women Ceramists Competition (also in 86, 87, 88, 89)
1986 Chûnichi International Ceramic Competition (also in 87)
Asahi Tôgei Ten; Asahi Ceramic Competition (also in 87, 88, 89)
International Ceramic Porcelain Competition in Mino (also in 89)
1987 Asahi Contemporary Craft Competition (also in 88, 89, 04)
1988 Asahi New Ceramic Exhibition by Selected Artist (also in 89)
1989 Japan Ceramic Competition (also in 91, 95, 97, 99, 02)
Japan Craft Award Winner Exhibition
1991 Young Ceramists, Itami Craft Center, Osaka
New Artist Wave, organized by Tokyo Bijitsu Club
1993 Iwate Arts and Crafts for Tea Ceremony Competition, Iwate (also in 94, 00)
1995 Kita no Kashi-ki ten; Candy Dishes, Marui Imai Art Gallery, Sapporo
2007-2010
Soaring Voices- Contemporary Japanese Women Ceramic Artists; Shigaraki Ceramic Park Cultural Park, Hyôgo; New Otani Art Museum, Tokyo; Shizuoka Municipal Gallery; National Museum of Art, Musée national de Céramique-Sèvres, France; Crocker Art Museum, CA; Katzen Arts Center, DC
References:
Gendai no Nihon Tôgei - Kanto 2(Contemporary Japanese Ceramics in Kanto area), Kyoto, Tankô-sha, 1989
Yakimono Daihyakka 1- Higashi Nihon (Ceramics in Eastern Japan), Tokyo, Gyosei, 1990
RYUSEI 5, vol. 397, Tokyo, Ikebana Ryûsei, 1993
Zokuzoku Kono Utsuwa, Kono Kashi,(This vessel, that sweet), Osaka, Tsuruya Hachiman, 1994
“Miserarete… (Soaring Voices – Contemporary Japanese Women Ceramic Artists)” exhibition catalog, Shiga,The Shigaraki Ceramic Art, 2007
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