Description

- width: approx. 7cm (2 3⁄4inin)

- tall: approx. 5.5cm (2 11⁄64in)

- weight: 102g (gross 209g)

Yoshimoto Tadashi
1943-
male
bizen pottery

1943 Born in Shizutani, Bizen City. Real name Masashi.
1964 Became an apprentice to Kei Fujiwara (Living National Treasure)
1975 Built a kiln in Shizutani, Bizen City. Selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
1976 First solo exhibition at Okayama Tenmaya. Selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
1977 Inspection trip to Europe
1980 Selected for the China-Japan International Ceramic Art Exhibition. Won the Tenmaya Prize at the Tōshinkai Exhibition
1981 Selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition. Selected for the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition. Won the Prefectural Exhibition Prize at the Prefectural Exhibition
1982 Selected for the China-Japan International Ceramic Art Exhibition. Won the Sanyo Shimbun Prize at the Tōshinkai Exhibition
1983 Won the Encouragement Prize at the Prefectural Exhibition
1984 Won the Encouragement Prize at the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition, East Chugoku Branch; won the Governor’s Prize at the Prefectural Exhibition; won the Japan Kōgeikai Chairman’s Prize at the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition, East Chugoku Branch Exhibition
1985 Selected for the China-Japan International Ceramic Art Exhibition
1986 Received the Okayama Prefecture Cultural Encouragement Prize for works made using the tatara technique. Received the Aichi Governor’s Prize at the China-Japan International Ceramic Art Exhibition. Selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition. Became a full member of the Japan Kōgeikai
1987 Commemorative exhibition for receiving the Prefectural Cultural Encouragement Prize held at Okayama Tenmaya. Selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition. Won the Encouragement Prize at the China-Japan International Ceramic Art Exhibition. Selected for the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition and the Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition. Won the Chairman’s Prize at the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition, Chugoku Branch
1988 Won the Kaneshige Tōyō Prize. Won the Encouragement Prize at the Prefectural Exhibition. Selected for the Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition
1989 Selected for the Ceramic Art Biennale. Selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition. Selected for the Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition
1990 Selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
1991 Created the ceramic wall “Kōshi no Furusato” (Hometown of Confucius) in the lobby of Shizutani School (National Treasure) and the Okayama Prefectural Youth Education Center. Won the Commemorative Prize at the Unglazed Ceramic Art Open Exhibition. Selected for the Ceramic Art Biennale
1992 Created the ceramic wall “Kibō” (Hope) for the Kibi Plateau Country Club. Selected for the Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition
1993 Selected for the Ceramic Art Biennale. Won the Ceramic Art Encouragement Prize at the Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition. Selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition. Became a commissioner for the Prefectural Exhibition
1994 Selected for the Unglazed Ceramic Art Open Exhibition
1995 Selected for the Ceramic Art Biennale. Selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition. Won the Grand Sanyo Shimbun Prize at the Prefectural Exhibition
1996 Selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition. Invited to exhibit at the Prefectural Exhibition
1997 Won the Sanyo Shimbun Prize (Cultural Merits). Exhibited at “Bizen-yaki Sennen no Dentōbi-ten” (The Traditional Beauty of 1,000 Years of Bizen Ware) at the Sèvres National Museum of Ceramics, France. Won the Semi-Grand Prize at the Unglazed Ceramic Art Open Exhibition
1998 Selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
2004 Exhibited at “Bizen-yaki no Miryoku-ten” (The Allure of Bizen Ware) at the Ibaraki Prefectural Ceramic Art Museum
2005 Selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
2007 Recognized as an Important Intangible Cultural Property Holder of Okayama Prefecture. Commemorative exhibitions for this recognition held at Saikaya Kawasaki Store, Sanyo Department Store, Hanshin Department Store, Tenmaya Main Store, and Yonago Store
2008 Commemorative exhibition for recognition as Important Intangible Cultural Property Holder of Okayama Prefecture at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi
2012 Created the relief “Hishō” (Flight) for Miki Gakuen Educational Foundation