Yasunori Inoue

• Category
  Ceramics
• Techniques
  Pale blue porcelain, White porcelain
• Born
  1958 - 2020

Style

I use the wheel for shaping, and by applying engraving and glaze, I make every effort to create works where the hakuji (white porcelain) stands out.

Biography

• 1958
  Born in Arita Town, Saga Prefecture
• 1981
  Graduated from the Department of Industrial Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering, Seikei University
  Started studying ceramics under his father INOUE Manji in April
• 1983
  Selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition for the first time
• 1985
  Selected for the Kyusyu Yamaguchi Ceramics Exhibition, and awarded 10 times to date
  Selected for the Saga Prefectural Art Museum, and awarded 5 times
  Selected for the Western Japan Ceramic Exhibition
  Selected for the Issuikai Ceramics Exhibition
• 1989
  Submitted to the West Japan Arts and Crafts Exhibition
• 1990
  Full member, Japan Kogei Association. Selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition 25 times to date after membership
• 1995
  Member, Issuikai
• 1997
  Selected for the Japanese Ceramic Arts Exhibition (2004, 2005, 2009, and 2013)
• 1998
  His work was purchased by the Japan Foundation (For the purpose of submitting the work to an overseas exhibition)
• 1999
  Solo exhibition at Ginza WAKO Hall (2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, and 2014)
• 2003
  Became a committee member of the Issuikai
• 2004
  Issuikai jury member (2007)
  Submitted to the “Arita, Contemporary Ceramics from the Home of Japanese Porcelain” Exhibition in Germany
• 2009
  Held the 30th Anniversary of Pottery Making Exhibition at Osaka and Yokohama Sogo
• 2010
  Solo exhibition at Ikebukuro Seibu
• 2013
  Selected for the 1st TOBI, the Ceramic Art Society of Japan Exhibition

Awards

• 1988
  Received the Asahi Shimbun Grand Prize at the West Japan Arts and Crafts Exhibition
• 1997
  Received the Issuikai Members Grand Prize
• 2000
  Received the Full Member’s Award at the West Japan Arts and Crafts Exhibition
• 2001
  Received the Issuikai Members Grand Prize
• 2002
  Received the Excellence Award at the Western Japan Ceramic Exhibition (Minister of Education, Science and Culture Incentive Award)
• 2005
  Received the Governor’s Award at the Saga Prefectural Art Exhibition
• 2007
  Received the Japan Kogei Association Award at the West Japan Arts and Crafts Exhibition
  Received the Saga Shimbun Cultural Incentive Award
• 2009
  Received the Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting Award at the West Japan Arts and Crafts Exhibition
• 2010
  Received an Honorable Mention at the Hagi Taishou (Grand Prix) of Contemporary Ceramics
• 2011
  Received the Asahi Shimbun Grand Prize at the West Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition