Tadashi Nishiyama

• Category
  Ceramics
• Techniques
  Pale blue porcelain, White porcelain
• Born
  1954 -
• Based in
  Saga
• Membership
  Full member, Japan Kogei Association
  Member, Saga Ceramic Art Association
  Studio: Kashugama kiln

Style

Producing white porcelain and celadon porcelain from large pieces to dishes used in everyday life, using a potter's wheel.

Biography

• 1954
  Born in Arita Town, Saga Prefecture
• 1974
  Studied under Living National Treasure, Manji Inoue
• 1976
  Studied under Important Intangible Cultural Property of Saga Prefecture, Seiroku Nakamura
• 1981
  Became independent and established the Kashugama kiln
• 1990
  Selected for the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for the first time
• 1991
  Submitted to and selected for the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition for the first time
• 1995
  First Solo Exhibition at Fukuoka Tamaya Department Store
• 1996
  White Porcelain Large Flower Vase added to the collection of Hiroki Oda Museum of Art
• 1997
  Seibu Hakodate 16th Anniversary Special Program Solo Exhibition
• 1999
  Solo Exhibition at Tokyu Department Store, Machida Store
  Solo Exhibition at Kumamoto Tsuruya Department Store
  Dedicated artwork to Meissen, Germany
• 2000
  Submitted to "Saga Contemporary Ceramics from the Home of Japanese Porcelain" at the British Museum
  Solo Exhibition at Iwataya, Tenjin, Fukuoka (4 times from this year onward)
• 2001
  Solo Exhibition at Tokiwa Oita (4 times from this year onward)
• 2002
  Solo Exhibition at Takasaki Takashimaya (9 times from this year onward)
• 2003
  Solo Exhibition at Tokyu Department Store, Nagano
  Solo Exhibition at Izutsuya Kokura Store (4 times from this year onward)
• 2004
  Solo Exhibition at Yokohama Takashimaya (5 times from this year onward)
  Submitted to “Arita, Contemporary Ceramics from the Home of Japanese Porcelain” in Germany
• 2006
  Solo Exhibition at Mitsukoshi Chiba Store (4 times from this year onward)
• 2012
  Solo Exhibition at Iwataya Mitsukoshi (4 times from this year onward)
• 2015
  Solo Exhibition at Tamagawa Takashimaya (4 times from this year onward)
• 2020
  Introduced in NHK TV program "Bi no Tsubo – White Porcelain"
• Selected for
  The Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition 17 times
  The Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition 3 times
  The West Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition consecutively
  The Kyushu-Yamaguchi Ceramics Exhibition
  and several other exhibitions

Awards

• 1987
  Received the Saga Prefectural Board of Education Manager Award at the Saga Art Association Exhibition
• 1990
  Received the Yomiuri Shimbun Award at the Kyushu-Yamaguchi Ceramics Exhibition
• 1992
  Received the Saga Television Station Award at the Kyushu-Yamaguchi Ceramics Exhibition
• 1993
  Received the Saga Prefectural Assembly Chairman Award at the Saga Art Association Exhibition
• 1994
  Received the Fukuoka City Board of Education Manager Award at the West Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  Received the Saga Governor Award at the Saga Art Association Exhibition
• 1995
  Received the Minister of Education Award at the Kyushu-Yamaguchi Ceramics Exhibition
• 1996
  Received the RKB Mainichi Broadcasting Award (Art Division) and Mainichi Shimbun Award (Industry Division) at the Kyushu-Yamaguchi Ceramics Exhibition
• 2005
  Received the Saga Television Station Award at the West Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition

Official Site / Social Media etc.

• Official Site