Tesshin Fujii

Style

Producing glass art with Awa indigo color of his hometown Tokushima. Using techniques such as lace glass used in Venetian glass.

Biography

• 1956
  Born in Tokushima Prefecture
• 1989
  Learned blown glass at Notojima Glass Studio
• 1990
  Took part in the Niijima International Glass Art Festival
  Learned from Dante Marioni, Ruth King and William Morris etc. (– 1997)
• 2004
  Selected for the The International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa
• 2008
  Selected for the 55th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2015
  Selected for the Glass in Japan Exhibition
• <Other Selections>
  Asahi Modern Craft Exhibition, Japanese Contemporary Glass Art Exhibition, The Japan Crafts Exhibition, Beer Mug Rankai, Fugaku Biennale Exhibition etc.
• <Solo Exhibitions>
  Various places such as Sogo Tokushima Store, Daimaru Shinsaibashi Store, Daimaru Kyoto Store etc.

Awards

• 1994
  Received the Incentive Award at the Tanko Biennale Tea Ceremony Art Exhibition
• 2002
  Received the Incentive Award at the Craft Competition in Takaoka (also in 2006)
• 2005
  Received the 60th Anniversary Award at the 60 Tokushima Prefectural Art Exhibition
• 2014
  Received the Ryohei Miyata Judge's Award at the 22nd Tableware Grand Prix
• 2018
  Received the Jun Fujita Judge's Award at the 26th Tableware Grand Prix
• 2021
  Received the Japan Kōgei Association Award at the 64th Shikoku Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2024
  Japan Kōgei Association Shikoku Branch Incentive Award, 66th Shikoku Traditional Kōgei Exhibition

Public Collections

• Midorigaoka Art Museum