size:
(Cup) Diameter 12.5cm (including handle)
Diameter 9.4cm
Height 7.5cm
(Saucer) Diameter 15.8cm
Height 2.8cm

Box: Same box

[Ceramic history]

Born in Arita Town, Saga Prefecture in 1929
1958? Selected and awarded at the Saga Prefectural Exhibition, the Governor's Award, the Art Association Award, and other awards. Exhibited at the Prefectural Selection Exhibition twice.
1963? Consecutively selected for the Issuikai Ceramic Art Club, Issuikai Award, Member's Award
1967 Kyushu Yamaguchi Ceramics Exhibition, Minister of Education Encouragement Award twice
From March 1969, he taught pottery as a visiting professor at the Pennsylvania State University Department of Fine Arts for five months, and traveled to the United States to teach four times until 1951.
1971-2000: Selected for the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition, and invited to exhibit at the same exhibitions in Canada, the United States, and South America.
1979 Minister of Labor Award as a Modern Master Craftsman
1983-2017 Traveled to the United States 17 times to teach art at the School of Fine Arts, New Mexico State University
1986: Friendship visit to Jingdezhen, China, European art tour, etc.
1986 Saga Prefecture Arts and Culture Merit Award
September 1987: Received the Minister of Education Award at the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition
1988 Invited to a discussion session on art with the Prime Minister
May 1993: Saga Prefecture Prefectural Government Merit Award
1968-2017 Selected for the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition Full member of the Japan Crafts Association
April 1995 Solo exhibition in Germany for the Japan-Germany Cultural Exchange Exhibition (sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and the German Art Museum)
May 1995: Designated as an important intangible cultural property (Living National Treasure)
1995: Judge of the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition; Exhibited at the Ultimate Ceramic Art "Eight Living National Treasures Exhibition"
October 1997: Solo exhibition at the Hungarian Ethnographic Museum for cultural exchange
November 1997: Received the Medal with Purple Ribbon
March 1999: Solo exhibition in Monaco to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Prince Rainier's accession to the throne for cultural exchange.
October 2000: Solo exhibition at the National Cultural Center of Belem, Portugal, for cultural exchange.
November 2002: Received the West Japan Culture Award
August 2003: Judge at the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition
November 2003: Received the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon
May 2007: Solo exhibition at the Polish National Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow for cultural exchange
September and December 2012: Solo exhibitions in New York and Hong Kong for cultural exchange.
Currently a member of the Japan Crafts Association and an honorary citizen of Arita Town