Zenzo FukushimaZenzo Fukushima
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ギャラリー一番館
からのご紹介 - 陶歴・プロフィール
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[Gallery Introduction]
Yoshizo Fukushima is the 16th generation head of a Koishiwara pottery workshop that has been in business for over 300 years. His solid craftsmanship and pottery style, which eliminates waste and emphasizes form, have won him the Purple Ribbon Medal and other awards at numerous craft exhibitions. His works are also held in the collections of the Imperial Household Agency and the MOA Museum of Art, earning him great acclaim.
The techniques and shapes of Oishiwara ware are passed down. However, traditions are created, and must always move forward," he says. True to his own words, he continues to produce Oishiwara ware in accordance with traditional theories while endlessly pursuing his own creations.
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[Ceramics history]
1959 Born in Oishiwara-yaki Chigaiwa Kiln
1988 Prefectural Exhibition Asahi Shimbun Award
Selected for the 35th Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition and 23 other exhibitions since then
1990 Western Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition, Fukuoka Prefecture Governor's Award
1991 26th Western Crafts Exhibition, Asahi Shimbun Gold Award
Recommended as a regular member of the Fukuoka Prefectural Art Association
1992 Nagasaki Prefectural Governor's Award at the Western Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition
Recommended as a regular member of the Japan Crafts Association
Prefectural Exhibition Regular Member Exhibition Second Prize
1993 Fukuoka Prefectural Museum of Art
Selected for the 12th Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition, and has been selected five times since.
Western Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition, Fukuoka Prefecture Governor's Award
1994 Kyushu Yamaguchi Ceramic Exhibition, Second Prize
1998 Kyushu Yamaguchi Ceramic Exhibition, Nikkei Newspaper Award
1999: Won the Grand Prize and Katsuranomiya Trophy at the 15th Japanese Ceramic Art Exhibition
Prefectural Exhibition, Regular Member Art Association Award
2000 Purchased by the Imperial Household Agency "Iron Glazed Hanging Bowl"
2001 8th Fukuoka Prefecture Culture Award
"Iron-glazed hanging bowl" purchased by the Imperial Household Agency
2002 Purchased by the Imperial Household Agency "Iron Glazed Hanging Bowl"
2003 Purchased by the Imperial Household Agency "Iron Glazed Hanging Bowl"
Won the Grand Prize at the 23rd Western Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition
Received the Japan Crafts Association President's Award at the 50th Japanese Traditional Crafts Exhibition
2004: Won the Excellence Award at the 14th MOA Okada Mokichi Award Exhibition
Housed in the Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum
Tagawa City Museum of Art
MOA Museum of Art Collection
Housed at the Hyogo Prefectural Ceramic Art Museum
2007 "Invitation to Contemporary Ceramics" The Museum of Ceramic Art, Hyogo
2008 "Crafts Now: Tradition and Creation" Kyushu National Museum
2010 "Tea Ceremony: A Perspective on Contemporary Crafts" Crafts Gallery, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
2013: Winner of the Takamatsunomiya Memorial Award at the 60th Japanese Traditional Crafts Exhibition
"From Crafts to Kogei" Crafts Gallery, National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
2014 Japan Ceramic Society Award winner
Received the Purple Ribbon Medal
