Shimbe Sakakura XV

• 1972
  Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Sculpture
• 1974
  Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School, Ceramics Master's Degree Program
• 1978
  Succeeded to the name 15th Generation Shimbe Sakakura
• 1984
  Becomes Full Member of the Japan Kōgei Association
• 1993
  Solo exhibition at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center (Los Angeles, California)
• 1997
  Hagi Fukawa Kilns Group Exhibition in New York
• 1998
  Outdoor tea ceremony, tea ceremony with tables and chairs and exhibition of artworks of the past generations at the Meijimura Tea Ceremony
• 2000
  Submitted to the "400 Ans de Céramique" in Paris
• 2012
  Becomes Director of the Japan Kōgei Association (– 2016)
  Becomes Secretary General of the Japan Kōgei Association Yamaguchi Branch (– 2016)
• 2013
  Designated as Holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property of Yamaguchi Prefecture for Hagi ware
• 2014
  "Shimbe's Raku, Kichizaemon's Hagi" Exhibition at Sagawa Art Museum
• 2018
  70th Birthday Anniversary Exhibition at Nihombashi, Okayama and Takasaki Takashimaya
• 2019
  Received the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays

I produce tea ceremony vessels such as tea bowls and water jars, flower vases and plates with painted decoration using mainly the climbing kiln to make the most of the charm of Hagi clay.

• Hagi Uragami Museum

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