Toshun Kobayashi

1941 -
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    • Category
      Ceramics
    • Techniques
      Inlay ceramics
    • Born
      1941 -
    • Membership
      Full member, Japan Kogei Association
      Member, TOBI, the Ceramic Art Society of Japan
      Member, Nagano Prefectural Crafts Association
      Member, Nagano Ceramic Artists Association
      Member, Hokushin Art Association
      Member, Shinshu Art Association
      Member, Japan Ceramics Society

    Style

    Zogan (inlay) technique

    Biography

    • 1941
      Born in Takada-nakamura, Nagano City
    • 1960
      Graduated from Nagano Prefecture Nagano Senior High School
    • 1970
      Studied under MIYAZAWA Muan at a Okushinano Wares kiln
    • 1972
      Established the “Kitashinano Ware” kiln at Shinshu Makinosato
    • 1977
      Studied damascening at the Ji Suntak kiln in South Korea
      Jury member at the Hokushin Exhibition
    • 1978
      Studied overglaze enamels for 3 months at the Tajimi City Pottery Design and Technical Center
      Studied lathing in Shigaraki
    • 1988
      Jury member at the Prefectural Crafts Exhibition
    • 2013
      Selected for the 1st TOBI, Ceramic Art Society of Japan Exhibition
    • Exhibitions
      Asia Gendai Bijutsuten (Submitted to the Ho Chi Minh City Selected Works Exhibition, Vietnam)
      Japanese Traditional Art Crafts New Works Exhibition
      The 5th Japanese Ceramic Arts Exhibition
      Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition (31st, 32nd, 51st, and 60th)
      Bonsai Wares Exhibition
      Snow Design Exhibition
      Tableware Contest
      Modern Ceramics Exhibition Competition (Kobe Biennale) 2 times
    • Solo exhibitions
      Nagano Tokyu, Ueda Seibu, Ueda Kimura Ceramics Salon, Ikebukuro Tobu, Gallery 82, Sun Gallery Sumie, Matsumoto Inoue, Takashimaya Kashiwa Store, Niigata Mitsukoshi, and other galleries
    • Group exhibitions
      Ginza Kuroda Touen, Nihonbashi Takashimaya, Nagoya Mitsukoshi, Niigata Mitsukoshi, Nihonbashi Tokyu, Shinjuku Mitsukoshi, Kobe Sogo, and other galleries

    Awards

    • Received the Prefectural Board of Education Award at the Prefectural Exhibition (the work was later purchased by the Nagano Prefecture)
    • Nagano Crafts Exhibition (Received the Grand Prize twice, and other awards 4 times)
    • Issuikai Ceramics Exhibition (Received the Issuikai Award and the Incentive Award twice)
    • Received the Incentive Award at the Modern Ceramics Exhibition Competition (Kobe Biennale)
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