Jin Watari
- Ceramics
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Price Range
$1,000 - 6,000
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close - Awards at Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibitions : 1
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- CategoryCeramics
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Born1968 -
- Based inFukuoka
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MembershipFull member, Japan Kogei Association
Manager of the Japan Kōgei Association West Japan Branch
Biography
- 1968Born to the head family of Agano ware, Watari Kiln
- 1993Graduated from Tokyo Zokei University, Department of Fine Arts, Sculpture major
Traveled around Asia - 1994Went back to his home town Agano and studied under his father Kyubei
- 1998Selected for the West Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (selected several times from this year onward)
- 1999Learns the beating technique (a ceramics forming technique) for making earthenware pots to store kimchi at Kumsa Togi Studio in South Korea
- 2000Japan-Korea Young Artists Exhibition starts. Held 10 times from this year onward up to 2009.
- 2005Selected for the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for the first time
- 2007Selected for the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition for the first time
- 2009Selected for the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition
- 2010Becomes Full Member of the Japan Kogei Association
- 2011Selected for the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition
- 2012Succeeded the 12th Generation Head of Agano ware
- 2013Selected for the 5th Kikuchi Biennale (also selected for the 6th and 7th)
- 2014Solo Exhibition at Nihombashi Mitsukoshi
- 2018Invited to submit to the EU Japan Fest in Leeuwarden, Netherlands
- 2020Solo Exhibition at Nihombashi Mitsukoshi
- 2021Selected for the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (selected 14 times)
- Solo Exhibitions at Nihombashi Mitsukoshi, Fukuoka Mitsukoshi, Izutsuya Kokura Store
Awards
- 2012Received the Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting Award at the West Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition