Jun Takegoshi

• Category
  Ceramics
• Techniques
  Overglaze enamel
• Born
  1948 -
• Based in
  Ishikawa
• Membership
  Full member, Japan Kogei Association
  Vice-president, Association for the Preservation of Wajima-nuri

Style

I produce ceramics using the slab building technique. Mainly on square forms and shapes, I apply iroe (overglaze enamel painting), in which I aim to create an impression on the viewer by making the best use of the space or blank emptiness of hakuji (white porcelain).

Biography

• 1974
  Selected for the Japan Fine Arts Exhibition　
• 1979
  Participated in the founding of the Japan New Art-Craft Artists Association. Held the post of Jury Member
  Studied under CHOSA Yoshiyuki (Order of Culture recipient, metal chaser)
• 1988
  Australia Bicentennial Exhibition. His work was later purchased by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
  His work appeared on the Fuji Television Network “Museum on the Air”
• 1984
  Solo exhibition at Seibu Department Store, Ikebukuro, Takanawakai and Seishukai
• 1991
  Solo exhibition at Ginza Wako Hall. Held triennially to date
• 1995
  Solo exhibition at THE FINE ART SOCIETY PLG (London) Held every 4 years.
  3 items were collected by the Victoria and Albert Museum
• 1998
  Selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition (Left the Nitten and Japan New Art-Craft Artists Association)
• 1999
  Selected for the 50 maîtres: les arts appliqués dans le Japon contemporain (Hosted by NHK, Paris Mitsukoshi Etoile)
  Appeared on NHK “Yakimono Tanbo” – the Dance-like Beauty of Iroe
• 2000
  Judge at the Traditional Kutani Ware Crafts Exhibition. Held the post to date
  Appeared on NHK “Shumi Yu-yu”
• 2002
  Solo exhibition at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi. Held triennially to date
  Submitted to the NHK Sunday Museum
• 2006
  Submitted to the 21st Century Exhibition (5-cities Art Association). Selected every year to date
  Solo exhibition at Izumi Gyokusoudou (Osaka)
  Solo exhibition at INTERNATIONAL ASIAN ART FAIR JOAN B MIRVISS LTD (New York)
  His work was collected by the Philadelphia Museum of Art
  His work was collected by the Newark Museum
  His work was collected by the Minneapolis Institute of Arts
• 2007
  Solo exhibition at Tobi Art Fair Haru (Tokyo Art Club)
  Judge at the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition. Held the post to date
• 2008
  Invited to the Mitsukoshi Century of Art Memorial “Nouvelles Ailes Fine Arts of Today Exhibition”
• 2009
  Guest Artist at the Japanese Ceramic Arts Exhibition. Held the post to date
• 2010
  Solo exhibition at JOAN B MIRVISS LTD (New York)
  Appeared on the NHK “Bi no Tsubo” – Kutani Wares
• 2011
  Jury member at the Exhibition of Japanese Traditional Ceramic Art
  Specially submitted to the Ginkakuji “Tea Ceremony to Pray for Peace” Charity Event
• 2012
  Produced the Main Prize for the 1st Muro Saisei Literary Award
  His work was collected by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  Specially submitted to the Ginkakuji “Tea Ceremony to Pray for Peace” Charity Event
• 2013
  His work was introduced in the Senior High School art textbook “Crafts I”
• Ishikawa Prefectural Intangible Cultural Asset
  Secretary at the Japan Kogei Association Ceramics Section
  Executive Director at the Ishikawa Ceramics Association

Awards

• 1986
  Received the Hakone Open-air Museum Award at the Japanese New Crafts for Tomorrow Exhibition
• 1991
  Received the Special Prize at the Nitten. His work was added to the Tsurui Museum of Art collection
  Received the Grand Prize at the Traditional Kutani Ware Crafts Exhibition
• 1994
  Received the Special Prize at the Nitten
• 1996
  Received the Grand Prize at the Traditional Kutani Ware Crafts Exhibition ('97, '98)
• 1998
  Received the Grand Prize at the Japanese New Crafts for Tomorrow Exhibition
• 2002
  Received the Asahi Shimbun Prize at the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
• 2004
  Received the Incentive Award at the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
• 2007
  Received the 2006 Japan Ceramic Society Award
• 2009
  Received the 32nd Ishikawa Television Broadcasting Award