AKAZAWA Roseki II (1897-1976)

AKAZAWA ROSEKI II (赤澤露石 : 赤澤修三, Shuzo AKAZAWA : 修道露石, Shudo Roseki 1897-1976)

Akazawa Roseki II (Shuzo)

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Biography

1897 (Meiji 30) February 9, born in Kyoto (京都), Japan
1915 Succeeded in the footsteps of his late father, Kaho (華峯) , and called himself Roseki (露石), the 2nd.
Since then, he has devoted himself to training in Kochi ware (交趾焼), Moriage, and carving techniques. Under his father, Kaho, he studied the art of Kochi ware and Nanga (南画 : Ink painting) under Tangai Ueda (上田丹涯).
1975 October ‘Ki-Kochi Flower Vase (黄交趾花瓶 : 鳳凰, Phoenix)’ was donated to the Akasaka State Guest House in Tokyo
1976 (Showa 51) 3rd September Passed away in Kyoto City at the age of 79 (Kyonen: 80)
Member of Kyoto traditional ceramic artist association, Kyoto, Japan
Member of Kyoto Kogei association, Kyoto, Japan
Member of Kyoto Geijyutsu Artist association, Kyoto, Japan

Awards and honors

1920 October Selected for the 8th Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce Crafts Exhibition, Certificate of Commendation
1921 September Selected for the 9th Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce Crafts Exhibition, Certificate of Commendation
1933 September Received Electric Popularization Award
1942 September Received certification for preservation of technology from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry for Kochi ware, Kochi-yaki (交趾焼).

1947 Established Muenkai (無厭会), became a member
1949 Selected for the Kyoto Kogei Art Exhibition Commendation
1951 Selected for the Kyoto Kogei Art Exhibition Commendation
1960 Established the Kyoto Traditional Ceramic Artists Association (京都伝統陶芸家協会 = Kyoto dento togeika kyokai), centered on artists residing in Kyoto who have been certified to preserve techniques.
Become a founding member

Exhibitions

1920  8th Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce Crafts Exhibition, Selected, Certificate of Commendation, Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce Product Display Hall, Tokyo
1921 9th Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce Crafts Exhibition, Selected, Certificate of Commendation, Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce Product Display Hall, Tokyo
1924 11th Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce Crafts Exhibition, Selected, Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce Product Display Hall, Tokyo
1948 Muenkai Kiyomizu-yaki famous family potters exhibition, Daimaru Kyoto, Kyoto, exhibited every year for about 10 years since then
1949 Kyoto Kogei Art Exhibition, Selected, Certificate of Commendation, Kyoto (Former) Marubutsu Department Store, Kyoto, Nihombashi Mitsukoshi, Tokyo
1951 Kyoto Kogei Art Exhibition, Selected, Certificate of Commendation, Kyoto (Former) Marubutsu Department Store, Kyoto, Nihombashi Mitsukoshi, Tokyo
1952 Kyoto Kogei Art Exhibition, Selected, Kyoto (Former) Marubutsu Department Store, Kyoto, Nihombashi Mitsukoshi, Tokyo
1953 Kyoto Kogei Art Exhibition, Selected, Kyoto (Former) Marubutsu Department Store, Kyoto, Nihombashi Mitsukoshi, Tokyo
1960 Kyoto Traditional Ceramic Artists Association Ceramics Exhibition, Kyoto Asahi kaikan art gallery, Kyoto
1961 Kyoto Traditional Ceramic Artists Association Ceramics Exhibition, Tokyo Nihombashi (former) Shirokiya Department Store Art Gallery, Tokyo
1962 Kyoto Traditional Ceramic Artists Association Ceramics Exhibition, Nagoya (Former) Oriental Nakamura (now Nagoya Mitsukoshi) Art Gallery, Nagoya
1963 Kyoto Traditional Ceramic Artists Association Ceramics Exhibition, 5th Anniversary Exhibition, Kyoto Education and Culture Center Hall, Kyoto
1964 Kochi-yaki AKAZAWA ROSEKI ceramic solo exhibition, Nihombashi Mitsukoshi, Tokyo
1965 Kyoto traditional ceramist association, ceramic exhibition, Takashimaya Art Gallery, Osaka, Takashimaya Art Gallery, Kyoyo, exhibited every year since then
1966 Kyoto traditional ceramist association, ceramic exhibition, Nihombashi Mitsukoshi, Tokyo
1972 Kochi-yaki AKAZAWA ROSEKI ceramic solo exhibition, Nihombashi Mitsukoshi, Tokyo
1972 Kyoto traditional ceramist association, ceramic exhibition, Takashimaya Art Gallery, Tokyo, exhibited every year since then
1974 15th Anniversary Commemorative Kyoto Traditional Ceramic Artists Exhibition, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, Kyoto

Public collections

Ryosen-an temple, Myoshin-ji temple, Kyoto, Japan
Akasaka State Guest House, Tokyo
Kyoto Prefecture (Administrated by The Museum of Kyoto), Kyoto, Japan
Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, Kyoto, Japan
Japan Ceramics Center/Nittoren Museum of Art, Nagoya