Nakazato Takashi 中里隆 b. 1937

1937 Born as the fifth son of Tarouemon Nakazato (Muan) XII

1959 Studied at the Kyoto Municipal Craft Institute

1960 Studied under Eiichi Matsukaze at Kiyomizu-zaka, Kyoto

1961  Studied pottery making under Manji Inoue and others at the Saga Ceramic Research Institute
   Received first prize for his ceramic sculpture “Sogyo”

   at the 10th Contemporary Japanese Ceramic Art Exhibition

   sponsored by the Asahi Newspaper

   Awarded first prize

1967  Moved to the U.S. as a lecturer at Wesleyan University in Ohio, U.S.A

1966  Awarded a non-examination by the Nitten (Japan Fine Arts Exhibition)
   Works exhibited at the Nitten were purchased

   by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and displayed at diplomatic missions abroad  
1971  Moved to Tanegashima Island on the recommendation of Fujio Koyama

   Built a kiln in Koen, Nishinoomote City, to produce Tanegashima ware
1972  Helped Fujio Koyama build the Hananoki Kiln (Goto-maki, Toki City, Gifu Prefecture)

1974   He left Tanegashima and returned to Karatsu, and built a kiln in Mirukashi, Karatsu City
     Named Ryuta Gama by Fujio Koyama
     Worked in Echizen and Yomitan, Okinawa

1980  Visited the Keiryuzan Kiln site in Korea

1985  Awarded the prize at the Contemporary Ceramic Art Exhibition

    sponsored by the Ceramic Society of Japan

1990  Produced celadon and white porcelain at Kotaro Ohno's kiln in Takikawa, Hokkaido

1991  Studied and researched at the Cizhou Kiln in China

1992 Studied and researched at the Jun Kiln and Longquan Kiln in China

1996 Invited by Royal Copenhagen, Denmark
   Invited by Anderson Ranch Center, Colorado, U.S.A

2005  Karatsu exhibition in New York, U.S.A.

   (Four-person show: Takashi Nakazato, Malcolm Wright, Taki Nakazato and Hanako Nakazato)

2006  Invited by Utah State University, USA