Moritoshi Tokusawa

1943 -
  • Ceramics
  • Public Collections : Agency for Cultural Affairs etc.
  • Price Range Under $7,000
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    • Category
      Ceramics
    • Techniques
      Gold decoration, Silver decoration
    • Born
      1943 -
    • Based in
      Fukuoka

    Biography

    • 1943
      Born in Kyoto, raised in Tokyo
    • 1967
      Graduated from Tamagawa University, College of Agriculture
      Studied under Muan Nakazato, Living National Treasure of Karatsu Ware
    • 1972
      Became independent and built a kiln in Sarayama, Sue Town, Kasuya County, Fukuoka Prefecture
    • 1974
      First solo exhibition at Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store, 12 times from this year onward
    • 1975
      Lecturer at Asahi Culture Center
    • 1977
      Selected for the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for the first time, selected 31 times from this year onward
    • 1983
      Becomes Full Member of the Japan Kōgei Association
    • 2005
      Part-time lecturer at Arita College of Ceramics
    • 2009
      Selected to submit to "Craftworks of Today in Kyushu and Okinawa – Tradition and Creation" held at Kyushu National Museum
      Invited to submit to the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition
    • 2022
      Selected to submit to "Ceramics of the Past and of the Future: The Timelessness of Traditional Japanese Craft Arts", touring exhibition at 8 places (–2023)

    Awards

    • 1989
      Received the Full Members' Award at the West Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 2007
      Received the MEXT Award at the 54th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition, artwork purchased by the Agency for Cultural Affairs
    • 2010
      Received the Excellence Award at the 3rd Musee Tomo Prize Exhibition
    • 2012
      Received the Japan Kōgei Association Award at the 40th Ceramics Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 2015
      Received the Incentive Award at the 32nd Tanabe Museum of Art Grand Award “Arts of the Tea Ceremony” Exhibition

    Public Collections

    • Agency for Cultural Affairs
    • Hakozaki Hachiman Shrine
    • Dazaifu Tenmangu
    • Kyushu Sangyo University
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