Toshun Kobayashi

Zogan (inlay) technique

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

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
Selected for the Asia Gendai Bijutsuten (Submitted to the Ho Chi Minh City Selected Works Exhibition, Vietnam)
Selected for the Japanese Traditional Art Crafts New Works Exhibition
Selected for the 5th Japanese Ceramic Arts Exhibition
Selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition (31st, 32nd, 51st, and 60th Exhibitions)
Selected for the Bonsai Wares Exhibition
Selected for the Snow Design Exhibition
Selected for the Tableware Contest
Selected for the Modern Ceramics Exhibition Competition (Kobe Biennale) 2 times, and received the Incentive Award once
2013 Selected for the 1st TOBI, Ceramic Art Society of Japan Exhibition
24 solo exhibitions at Nagano Tokyu, Ueda Seibu, Ueda Kimura Ceramics Salon, Ikebukuro Tobu, Gallery 82, Sun Gallery Sumie, Matsumoto Inoue, Takashimaya Kashiwa Store, and Niigata Mitsukoshi
Group exhibitions at Ginza Kuroda Touen, Nihonbashi Takashimaya, Nagoya Mitsukoshi, Niigata Mitsukoshi, Nihonbashi Tokyu, Shinjuku Mitsukoshi, and Kobe Sogo

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)

Price Range

$ 4,000 - 6,000

4 artworks posted