23258 Living National Treasure Tatsuzo Shimaoka (Inlaid Red Flower Pattern Vase) SHIMAOKA Tatsuzo

Height 18.0cm, each side 8.6cm

[Shimaoka Tatsuzo] 1919-2007 (Taisho 8-Heisei 19), age 88, born in Tokyo. Origins: His father was Shimaoka Yonekichi, a braid maker. Graduated from the Ceramics Department of the Tokyo Institute of Technology. After the war, he became an apprentice under Hamada Shoji. In 1954, he built a kiln in Mashiko Town. In 1980, he was awarded the Tochigi Prefecture Order of Cultural Merit. In 1996, he was recognized as a holder of the Important Intangible Cultural Property of Japan (Jomon inlay). In 1999, he was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Fourth Class, Gold Rays with Rosette. He taught, lectured, and held solo exhibitions all over the world.