Tatsuzo Shimaoka
Born in Tokyo in 1919. Graduated from the Department of Ceramics at the Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1941.
In 1946, he studied under Shoji Hamada. From 1950 to 1953, he worked at the Tochigi Prefecture Ceramics Training Center. In 1953, he built a house and kiln in Mashiko and became independent. Around 1960, he began to learn the Jomon inlay technique.
In 1962, he received the Japan Folk Crafts Museum Award at the Japan Folk Crafts Museum New Works Exhibition. In 1970, he was invited to exhibit at the "Contemporary Ceramics - Europe and Japan" exhibition sponsored by the National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto. In 1978, he became a member of the Kokugakai Crafts Division (withdrew in 1991). In 1980, he received the Tochigi Prefecture Cultural Merit Award. In 1982, he was invited by the Japan Foundation to tour Canada and hold solo exhibitions in five locations.
In 1989, he was invited to exhibit at the Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Art's "The Ceramists Who Built Mashiko." In 1994, he was awarded the Japan Ceramic Association Gold Prize. In 1996, he was recognized as a holder of the Important Intangible Cultural Property (Living National Treasure) "Folk Crafts (Jomon Inlay)."
In 1946, he studied under Shoji Hamada. From 1950 to 1953, he worked at the Tochigi Prefecture Ceramics Training Center. In 1953, he built a house and kiln in Mashiko and became independent. Around 1960, he began to learn the Jomon inlay technique.
In 1962, he received the Japan Folk Crafts Museum Award at the Japan Folk Crafts Museum New Works Exhibition. In 1970, he was invited to exhibit at the "Contemporary Ceramics - Europe and Japan" exhibition sponsored by the National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto. In 1978, he became a member of the Kokugakai Crafts Division (withdrew in 1991). In 1980, he received the Tochigi Prefecture Cultural Merit Award. In 1982, he was invited by the Japan Foundation to tour Canada and hold solo exhibitions in five locations.
In 1989, he was invited to exhibit at the Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Art's "The Ceramists Who Built Mashiko." In 1994, he was awarded the Japan Ceramic Association Gold Prize. In 1996, he was recognized as a holder of the Important Intangible Cultural Property (Living National Treasure) "Folk Crafts (Jomon Inlay)."
