Tamura Keisei 田村敬星 b. 1949

1969 Studied under his grandfather, Tamura Kinsei

1977  Selected for the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition, and many more since then

1979  Selected for the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition, and many more since then

1981  Acquired by the Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art

1982 Commemorative Prize, International Crafts and Design Exhibition

   Acquired by the Nakamura Memorial Museum, Kanazawa

1983  Recognized as a regular member of the Japan Crafts Association

1968  Selected for the Ishikawa Traditional Crafts Exhibition

1989  Selected, Exhibition of Traditional Crafts of Ishikawa

   Grand Prize, Traditional Kutaniyaki Craft Exhibition, and many other prizes

   Awarded Excellence Prize and other prizes at the Exhibition of Traditional Crafts of Ishikawa

1990  Selected, Exhibition of Traditional Crafts of Ishikawa, Japan

1992  Awarded the Excellent Prize, Member of the Issuikai Ceramic Art Exhibition 

    Nominated as a member of the judging committee

1993  Selected for the Ishikawa Traditional Crafts Exhibition

    Dedicated “Hosoji Kimigayo Tea Bowl

    Held “Seizan, Kinsei, Keisei: Three Generations of Hosoji” at the Kutaniyaki Museum

1994-1999  Selected for the Traditional Crafts Exhibition of Ishikawa

1999  Selected for Special Prize, Exhibition of Traditional Crafts of Ishikawa

   Exhibited at the “100 Years of Kutaniyaki” Paris Exhibition

2000-2003  Selected, Exhibition of Traditional Crafts of Ishikawa, Japan

2004  Held a solo exhibition at Saikaya Fujisawa Store

     Nominated as a standing committee member of the Issuikai Ceramic Art Division

     Held a solo exhibition at Yokohama Takashimaya Department Store

2005  Became a holder of the qualification for the preservation of Kutani-ware technique, an intangible cultural property designated by Ishikawa Prefecture

2007  Held a solo exhibition at Saikaya Yokosuka

     Held a solo exhibition at Kyoto Daimaru Department Store

     Held a solo exhibition at the Mitsukoshi Nihonbashi main store

2008 Held a solo exhibition at Okayama Tenmaya Department Store in Okayama

    Held solo exhibition at Okayama Tenmaya Department Store

2009  Held a solo exhibition at NAGANO Tokyu Department Store in Tokyo

     Held solo exhibition at Nagano Tokyu

     Held solo exhibition at Saikaya Fujisawa

     Solo Exhibition at Yokohama Takashimaya Department Store


Public Collection:

National Museum of Asian Art, Washington D.C

Ishikawa Prefectural Art Museum, Ishikawa, Japan

Nakamura Memorial Museum, Kanazawa

Nomi Kutani porcelain Art Museum, Gosai


Affiliations and Qualifications:

Member of the Society for the Preservation of Kutaniyaki Art, Ishikawa 

Designated Intangible Cultural Asset Holding Organization

Regular Member of the Japan Crafts Association