Ken Shomura
- Ceramics
- 1949 -
Based on hakuji (white porcelain) of Arita ware, I take up the challenge of applying engraving and painting, glaze coloring, and crimson or indigo blue painting. My aim is to create ceramics that while maintaining their distinctive features, are pleasing to the eye and touch.
| Membership | Meritorious Member, Japan Kogei Association Secretary, Japan Kogei Association Western Branch Secretary, TOBI, the Ceramic Art Society of Japan Director, Saga Ceramic Art Association |
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- 1968 Graduated from Ceramics Course, Arita Technical High School
- 2013 Secretary of the TOBI, the Ceramic Art Society of Japan Exhibition
- 2014 Vice-president of Arita Ceramic Art Association
- 1969 Studied under INOUE Manji, a living national treasure, for 6 years
- 1971 Selected for West Japan Traditional Arts and Crafts Exhibition (first time);
selected 43 times to date - 1975 Selected for Issuikai Ceramics Exhibition (first time); after being selected
8 times accepted as a member - 1977 Selected for Japanese Ceramic Arts Exhibition
- 1978 Selected for Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition (first time);
selected 31 times to date - 1989 Director, Saga Ceramic Art Association
- 1991 Secretary, Saga Ceramic Art Association
- 1993 Visited US to donate his work to Sackler Gallery of Art, the National Museum
of Asian Art at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC - 1996 Commended by the governor as an outstanding skilled worker; secretary,
Japan Kogei Association Western Japan Branch - 1997 Director, Saga Ceramic Art Association; committee member, Issuikai Ceramics Department
- 1999 "Exploring Porcelain" - Beyond White Porcelain - NHK broadcast
- 2000 Submitted to Saga Contemporary Ceramics from the Home of Japanese Porcelain,
British Museum - 2004 Submitted to Arita Ceramic Art Association Meissen Exhibition, and Berlin Exhibition
- 1980Received the Minister of Education, Science and Culture Prize and the Saga Shimbun Cultural Incentive Award at the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition (work later purchased by the Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- 1981Received the Governor's Award at the Sage Prefecture Exhibition
- 1983Received the Minister of Education, Science and Culture Prize at the Western Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition
- 1988Received the Prime Minister's Award at the Western Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition (Western Japan Ceramic Awards), the Minister of Education, Science and Culture Incentive Award at the Kyushu Yamaguchi Ceramics Exhibition, and the Member's Grand Prize at the Issuikai Ceramics Exhibition
- 1996Received the Minister of Education, Science and Culture Incentive Award at the Kyushu Yamaguchi Ceramics Exhibition
- 1999Received the Second Prize at the Kyushu Yamaguchi Ceramics Exhibition
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