The Artist's Background

• 1929 Born in Tokyo
• 1948 Graduated from Waseda Business School
• 1953 Graduated from the Department of Commercial Science,Waseda University
  Upon graduation,became employed in business consultancy
• 1974 Built a kiln in the hills of the Boso district of Chiba Prefecture and began making pottery.
• 1976 Studied under the late Seinen Yamamoto
• 1978 Work selected for the Kofu-Kai Exhibition(subsequently,work selected each year until 1985)
• 1981 Became a member of the Chiba Prefecture Arts and Crafts Society
  Became a member of the Chiba Prefecture Society of Arts
  Moved studio to Ichikawa City and built a new kiln
• 1982 Work selected for the Japan New Craft Exhibition
• 1986 Exhibitor and member of Ichikawa City Art Exhibition
• 1988 Awarded the Mayor's Prize at the Ichikawa City Art Exhibition
• 1989 Awarded the Chairman's Prize at the Ichikawa City Art Exhibition
• 1990 Awarded the Mayor's Prize at the Ichikawa City Art Exhibition
  Recieved an invitation from the China Art and Craft Committee
• 1992 Became a judge at the Ichikawa City Art Exhibition
• 1994 Awarded the Tsuchiya Cultural Promotion Foundation Prize
• 1995 Held the 'Konoha-Tenmoku Special Exhibition'
• 1996 Held the 'Konoha-Tenmoku Exhibition' at the Cui-Heng Gallery in the National Dr.Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall under the joint auspices of the Taiwan National Dr.Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall and Chinese Science and Culture Foundation
  Permanent acquisition of the Konoha-Tenmoku Platter 'Koten 1' by the Taiwan National Dr.Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall.
  Private Exhibitions
  
• Held 13 one-man shows at the Gallery in Yaesu,Tokyo,between 1978 and 1984
• Have held one-man shows at the Gallery Hibiya at the end of October every year since 1985

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