Purchased at the kiln for 200,000 yen. This is a representative Japanese ceramic artist who has received numerous awards. A selection of their achievements: 1990 Selected for the Contemporary Craft Exhibition "Saika." Selected for the Nitten Exhibition "Kouchiku." 1991 Selected for the Contemporary Craft Exhibition "Akatsuki." Selected for the Nitten Exhibition "Aya." Received the Nishinippon Shimbun Award at the Prefectural Exhibition "Saiji." 1992 Selected for the Contemporary Craft Exhibition "Saien." Selected for the Prefectural Exhibition "Souen." 1993 Selected for the Contemporary Craft Exhibition "Akanegumo." Selected for the Nitten Exhibition "Gyoen." 1994 Selected for the Contemporary Craft Exhibition "Souen." Selected for the Nitten Serial Works "Souen." 1995 Selected for the Contemporary Craft Exhibition "Gun." Selected for the Nitten Exhibition "Saigyoku." 1996 Received the Contemporary Craft Award for "Akebono no Nagisa" at the Contemporary Craft Exhibition. Became a member exhibitor thereafter. Received the Saga Prefectural Industrial Cooperative Award at the Kyushu/Yamaguchi Ceramics Exhibition. Selected for the Nitten Exhibition "Akatsuki." 1998 Selected for the Nitten Exhibition "Aya '98." Exhibited "Aya" as a recommended artist at the Fuji International Biennale. 1999 Selected for the Nitten Exhibition "Saiun '99." 2000 Received the Contemporary Craft Member Award for "Serial Works: Aya" at the Contemporary Craft Exhibition. Exhibited "Aya" as a recommended artist at the Fuji International Biennale. Exhibited "Saiun '99" and "Aya '99" at the Saga Prefecture Ceramics Exhibition at the British Museum, London. Selected for the Nitten Exhibition "Saimon." 2001 Selected for the Nitten Exhibition "Saikei." 2002 Exhibited "Saikei" as a recommended artist at the Fuji International Biennale. Selected for the Nitten Exhibition "Saiyo." 2004 Exhibited "Saikei" and "Saimon" at the German Arita Ceramics Exhibition. 2009 December 29th: Passed away. I displayed it for a short time, but it has been stored at home. It will be shipped in a wooden box. Thank you.