History Of Pottery

In the Meiji period, Harunobu, the son of Sakutaro Yamato (Shoroku), expanded the four-tube climbing kiln "Rinchin-ann, Harunobu Shoroku Kiln" on the western slope of the "Shoroku Kiln" that Sakutaro had opened.

Since then, he has maintained the traditional kiln for more than a hundred years from generation to generation, and is the current pottery master of "Hagiyaki Yamato Harunobu Shoroku Kiln".

■1959

Harunobu Yamato, the fourth generation of the Shoroku kiln, was born at the Shoroku kiln.

■1982

Western Crafts Exhibition, Kyushu Yamaguchi Ceramics Exhibition, Western Japan Ceramics Exhibition

Selected and won prizes at other exhibitions, etc.

Purchase works from Yamaguchi City (Mayor's Office)

■1987-

Selected for the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition (selected 7 times since then)

(same year)

Successively selected for the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition Tokyo Main Exhibition

Regular member of Japan Crafts Association (youngest regular member of Yamaguchi branch)

(Selected for this exhibition 18 times since then)

■Award history
Yamaguchi Traditional Crafts Yamaguchi Branch Chief Award/NHK Yamaguchi Broadcasting Station Award

Asahi Shimbun Award, Yab Yamaguchi Asahi Broadcasting Station Award, Hiroshima Sogo Award

Shimonoseki Daimaru Award, Special Jury Award, and many other awards

■Solo exhibitions/events

Osaka Kintetsu Department Store, Osaka Daimaru Department Store, Nara Kintetsu Department Store

Hiroshima Sogo/Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture (Kouhouzan/Kogenji Shoin)

Museum commissioned exhibitions, exhibition event exhibitions, and many other items

■Award
2003

Yamaguchi Prefecture "Cultural Promotion Encouragement Award" Award
2017

Yamaguchi Prefecture "Cultural Merit/Prefectural Recommendation Award" Award

■Currently
Exhibitions at various exhibitions, numerous solo exhibitions inside and outside the prefecture, exhibitions at special events, commentary on series, etc.

Each pottery class (full-time lecturer)

■Affiliation
Belongs to the Hagi Ceramics Association, Yamaguchi Hagiyaki Artists Association,

Belongs to the Japan Kogei Association Yamaguchi Branch (regular member of the Japan Kogei Association)