Biography

1962  Born in Onadacho, Tajimi, Gifu prefecture
1979  Completed Tajimi City Pottery Design and Technical Center

Selected Exhibition

1996  ”Expression of Porcelain: development in the 90s”, The National Museum of Modern Art,Tokyo

2002 “The legacy of modern ceramic art”,  Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu

2006 ”Toji: Japanese Ceramic Art-Tradition and Avant-garde exhibition”, Musee national de Ceramique, France

2010 “Trial Tea Ceremony, Kitano Marudai Tea Ceremony”, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo

2013 Japan Ceramic Society Award Winner

Built a new kiln in Onadacho, Tajimi, Gifu prefecture

 

Public Collection
Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu, Japan
Victoria & Albert Museum, London
The Art Institute of Chicago, USA

Works
  • Tsubusa Kato, 藍 CUP
    Tsubusa Kato
    藍 CUP
    Ceramic
    H4 3/8 x W3 x D3 in
    H11 x W7.5 x D7.5 cm
  • Tsubusa Kato, 鉄釉茶盌
    Tsubusa Kato
    鉄釉茶盌
    Ceramic
    H4 3/4 x W5 1/8 x D4 3/8 in
    H12 x W12.8 x D11 cm