Yu Fujiwara
Born in 1932. Died in 2001. Born in Okayama Prefecture. After graduating from the Department of Japanese Literature at Meiji University in 1955, he studied Bizen ware pottery techniques under his father Fujiwara Kei. In 1958, he was selected for the 5th Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition for the first time. In 1961, he became a full member of the Japan Crafts Association. In 1963, he was invited to exhibit at the Barcelona International Ceramic Exhibition and won the Grand Prix. In 1964, he held his first solo exhibition overseas in the United States and Canada. In 1967, he received the Japan Ceramic Association Award. In 1976, he held the "Ko-Bizen and Fujiwara Kei and Yu Father and Son Exhibition" in France, Switzerland, and Belgium. In 1980, he was designated an Important Intangible Cultural Property of Okayama Prefecture. In 1984, he received the Sanyo Shimbun Award. In 1985, he received the Okayama Prefecture Culture Award. In 1988, he held the exhibition "Bizen 1,000 Years, and the World of Fujiwara Yu Now" at the National Museum of Korea. In 1990, he received the Minister of Education's Art Encouragement Prize. In 1991, he was appointed as the executive chairman of the "Yakishime Pottery Public Exhibition". In 1996, he was recognized as a holder of the Important Intangible Cultural Property (Living National Treasure) "Bizen ware".
