Osamu Suzuki

This article is about ceramic artist Osamu Suzuki. For the industrialist of the same name, see Osamu Suzuki (industrialist) .

Osamu Suzuki ( Japanese 鈴木 藏 , Suzuki Osamu ; born December 1, 1934 in Toki , Gifu Prefecture ) is a Japanese potter and ceramic artist. It was declared in 1994 as a living national treasure for the important intangible cultural asset “ceramic production”.

The region where Osamu comes from is known for the tradition and production of Mino pottery . Osamu's father Michio Suzuki was a specialist in glazes. After Osamu had learned the basics of pottery and glaze from his father, he was u. a. instructed in pottery by the ceramic masters Toyozo Arakawa (1894–1985) and Hajime Katō (1900–1968). During his training, Osamu was particularly interested in Shino ceramics from the Azuchi Momoyama period .

In 1953 he graduated from Tajimi Technical High School ( 岐阜 県 立 多 治 見 工業 高等学校 ). In 1959 he appeared for the first time at the exhibition "Modern Japanese Ceramics" ( 現代 日本 陶 芸 展 , Gendai Nihon Dōgeiten ) with his own works. In 1962 he was honored with the prize of the International Ceramic Artworks Exhibitions in the Czech Republic.

Osamu Suzuki was named a Living National Treasure on June 27, 1994 for his Shino ceramics and the use of a semi-underground or a base tunnel oven (of 地下 式 穴 窯 ). Osamu has received many awards. In 1995 he received the Medal of Honor on the violet ribbon, in 2005 the Order of the Rising Sun (merit class commander). Since 2000 he has been chairman of the "Japanese Society for Crafts" ( 日本 工 芸 会 , Nihon Kōgeikai ).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} 鈴木 蔵 . In: 美術 人名 辞典 at kotobank.jp. Retrieved March 18, 2015 (Japanese). 

Web links

• Exhibitions - 鈴木 藏 (す ず き ・ お さ む) . Wako, 2015, accessed March 18, 2015 (Japanese). 
• 『人間 国宝 二人 展』 - や き も の と お り も の 鈴木 蔵 ・ 北 村 武 資 - に 行 っ て き ま し た. . Nikkei Art, 2013,accessed March 18, 2015(Japanese, With a photo of Osamu Suzuki next to one of his tea bowls). 
• Images of ceramics by Osamu Suzuki (Japanese)