Taki Nakazato
Ceramic artist living in Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture. At the Ryutagama kiln, founded by his father Takashi and one of the most famous kilns in the area, Taki continues to use the various techniques of Karatsu ware to design and produce table ware that fits in with our daily life and complements today’s cuisine.
- BASED IN
- Karatsu, Saga Prefecture
- WEB SITE
POINT OF VIEW
Taki believes that dishes should be used and enjoyed in daily life, and he considers affinity and comfort with food and sake above all else in his creations. The more you use his dishes, the more they will come to embody the “beauty of use”, and the more you will learn to appreciate and enjoy the rich food culture of Japan.
CRAFT ARTIST BIOGRAPHY
- 1965
Born in Karatsu, Saga, Japan
- 1988
Begins to study pottery under his father, Takashi Nakazato
- 1993
Exhibited at Kakiden Gallery with Takashi Nakazato and Sanjuro Oku
- 1994
Exhibited in a father-and-son exhibition at Manyoudou Miyuki
- 1995
Held a solo exhibition at Isetan Department Store in Shinjuku, Tokyo
- 2014
Participated in a joint exhibition at Howard Salon, Taipei, Taiwan with Kato Shuntei, Liao Li-Guang, and Tu Peng-Hsuen
- 2016
Held a solo exhibition at Mitsukoshi Department Store in Nihonbashi, Tokyo
- 2019
Held a solo exhibition at ENYAA, Paris, France
- 2019
Participated in a three-generation exhibition at Manyoudou Miyuki
- 2020
Held a solo exhibition at Mitsukoshi Department Store in Nihonbashi, Tokyo