Sachie Akatsuka

• Category
  Ceramics
• Techniques
  White porcelain, Pale blue porcelain
• Born
  1974 -
• Based in
  Saga
• Membership
  Associate member, Japan Kogei Association
  

Style

Creating artwork being inspired by the beauty of nature. The forms of the vessels are made to be close to the beautiful forms in nature. The dot patterns are each drawn by hand and are arranged to highlight the form of the vessel.

Biography

• 1974
  Born in Tokyo
• 2002
  Studied ceramics in Saga Prefecture
• 2005
  The 55th Saga Prefectural Art Exhibition
  The 39th Women's Association of Ceramic Art Exhibition
• 2006
  The 103rd Kyushu-Yamaguchi Ceramics Exhibition
  The 56th Saga Prefectural Art Exhibition
• 2007
  The 57th Saga Prefectural Art Exhibition
• 2008
  Started working at Saga Prefectural Arita Technical High School, Ceramics Department
  The 58th Saga Prefectural Art Exhibition
  2008 Nagasaki Ceramics Exhibition
• 2009
  The 106th Kyushu-Yamaguchi Ceramics Exhibition
• 2010
  The 60th Saga Prefectural Art Exhibition
• 2011
  The 108th Kyushu-Yamaguchi Ceramics Exhibition
• 2012
  The 47th West Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  The 62nd Saga Prefectural Art Exhibition
• 2013
  The 48th West Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  The 110th Kyushu-Yamaguchi Ceramics Exhibition
  The 63rd Saga Prefectural Art Exhibition
• 2014
  The 49th West Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  The 111th Kyushu-Yamaguchi Ceramics Exhibition
  The 64th Saga Prefectural Art Exhibition
• 2015
  The 30th West Japan Ceremic Art Exhibition
  The 50th West Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2016
  The 51st West Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  The 113rd Arita International Ceramics Competition (former Kyushu-Yamaguchi Ceramics Exhibition)
  The 66th Saga Prefectural Art Exhibition
• 2017
  The 52nd West Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  The 114th Arita International Ceramics Competition
  The 67th Saga Prefectural Art Exhibition
• 2018
  The 53rd West Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  The 115th Arita International Ceramics Competition
  The 68th Saga Prefectural Art Exhibition
• 2019
  The 54th West Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  The 116th Arita International Ceramics Competition
  The 69th Saga Prefectural Art Exhibition
• 2020
  The 70th Saga Prefectural Art Exhibition
  * The West Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition and Arita International Ceramics Competition in 2020 cancelled due to COVID-19
• 2021
  The 55th West Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  The 117th Arita International Ceramics Competition
  The 68th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  The 71st Saga Prefectural Art Exhibition
• 2022
  The 50th Ceramics Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  The 56th West Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  The 118th Arita International Ceramics Competition
  The 72nd Saga Prefectural Art Exhibition
• 2023
  The 51st Ceramics Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  The 57th West Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  The 119th Arita International Ceramics Competition
  The 73rd Saga Prefectural Art Exhibition

Awards

• 2015
  Received the Togyojihosha Award at the 112th Kyushu-Yamaguchi Ceramics Exhibition
  Received the NHK Saga Broadcasting Station Manager Award at the 65th Saga Prefectural Art Exhibition
• 2023
  Received the Arita Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Award at the 119th Arita International Ceramics Competition
  Received the Saga Television Award at the 65th Saga Prefectural Art Exhibition
• 2024
  Asahi Shimbun Social Welfare Organization Award, 58th West Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2025
  Japan Kōgei Association Incentive Award, 53rd Ceramics Traditional Kōgei Exhibition