Tohru MATSUZAKI
[Lacquer]
Item Number:C10272
W4 1/4 × D2 3/4 × H1 1/4 inches
W11 × D7 × H3.2cm
About the Artist
1944　Born in Umegaoka, Tokyo
1967　Graduated from the Literature Department, Tamagawa University
1974　Apprenticed to the potter, Tatsuzo Shimaoka
1983　Received the New Talent Award, Kokugakai Arts Association
First One-man Show at the Seibu Department Store, Ikebukuro, Tokyo,Thereafter, solo exhibit each
1988　Elected a Member of the Kokugakai
Moves his workplace to Motegi-machi, Tochigi
1995　Exhibited at the "Contemporary Japanese Crafts and Jewelry Exhibition," Los Angeles
Works purchased for the Schleswig Museum, Germany
2001　In charge of Daniel Ost's flower vases for the Tokyo "Daniel Ost Flower Festival"
2002　Take part in Shigeru Uchida's Exhibit at the "Salone Internazionale del Mobile 2002" in Milan, Italy
2003　Exhibited in the "Oribe Exhibit" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
2006-2009
Become a Chairman of the Judging Committee of the Kokugakai
Works chose for the permanent collections of the Schleswig Museum, Germany and the Kuri no Ki Museum, Nagano, Japan.
In addition, holds various solo and sibling exhibitions throughout the country.
Collections: Schleswig Folk Museum (Schleswig, Germany)
Kuri no Ki Museum (Nagano, Japan)
