Kofukuwan | Masayuki Higuchi

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1967 Born in Tajimi city, Gifu prefecture
1986 Graduated from the Ceramic Department in Tajimi Technical High School
1989 Graduated from the Sculpture Department in Nagoya University of the Arts
Became an apprentice of Toshu Yamamoto (A Living National Treasure of Bizen ware)
Studied pottery techniques for five years
1994 Won a prize in Tokai Traditional Crafts Exhibition
1999 Won a prize in Japanese Traditional Crafts Exhibition
2000 Won a prize in the Exhibition of Contemporary Ceramics for the Tea Ceremony
2004 Showed works at Mino Ceramics Now 2004, held in Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu
2010 Built his own cave kiln
2012 Showed works at Mino Ceramics Now 2012, held in Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu
2016 Showed works at the Exhibition “Ima Shino” in Mino Ceramic Art Museum, Tajimi
2020 Won a prize in the 13rd Exhibition of Contemporary Ceramics for the Tea Ceremony