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Asakura Isokichi

あさくら いそきち

Asakura Isokichi

Aliases: 与作

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1913-02-26 (Terai, Nomi District, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan (now Nomi City, Ishikawa))
Died
1998-04-09 (Kanazawa University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan) age 85
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Potter
Active Years
1998
Memberships
Japan Art Academy
Influenced By
Tokuda Yasokichi, Kitade Tōjirō

Awards

Japan Art Academy Prize
1981
Organization: Japan Art Academy
Result: Received
Member of the Japan Art Academy
1984
Organization: Japan Art Academy
Result: Elected
Person of Cultural Merit
1992
Organization: Government of Japan
Result: Honored
Order of Culture
1996
Organization: Government of Japan
Result: Awarded

Awards & Nominations

Health

  • Respiratory failure
    1998-04-09
    It was the cause of his death

Legacy

Asakura Isokichi significantly influenced Japanese culture as a master of Kutani ware ceramics.

Museums

  • Asakura Isokichi Museum of Art Terai, Nomi City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan Opened in 1993

Academic Societies

  • Japan Art Academy

Trivia

  • In 1999, his successor assumed the name as the third generation.