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ONO, Jiro
Kohakutogeisha
Yurikinsai
SUMMARY
・Jiro-san was born as the son of Ono Hakuko in 1953. Hakuko-san was the holder of Saga Prefecture Important Intangible Cultural Asset Ceramics.
・He learned a lot how to make pocelain in the Kozan kiln in Ureshino-shi, Saga Prefecture.
・Following the death of Hakuko-san in 1996, Jiro-san decided to become artist making underglazed gold porcelain, yurikinsai.
・The Kohakutogeisha pottery was established in 2002.
・We may feel that golden leaf pattern is really mysterious with appearing from surface.
・The brilliant gold decoration and the gentle form make us feel a sense of beauty.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
- Education
- Arita Ceramics Research Laboratory
- Address
- 3166 Shimojuku-ko, Ureshinomachi, Ureshino-shi, Saga 843-0301 Japan
CAREER HISTORY
- Award
- The Asahi Shimbun Company Gold prize in the Exhibition of Art Crafts of SEIBU Area in Japan (1980)
The NHK prize in the Kyushu Yamaguchi Ceramics Exhibition (1981)
The KBC prize in the Exhibition of Art Crafts of SEIBU Area in Japan (1981)
The Excellent prize" in the Nishi-nippon Ceramic Art Exhibition (1985)
and many more
- Selected
- The Japan Traditional Kogei Exhibition, The Exhibition of Traditional Kogei of SEIBU Area in Japan,
The Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition and other exhibitions