Yoshihiko KINJO's Artworks
Yoshihiko KINJO
I make pottery in Yomitan Village, Okinawa, four times a year using a kiln (NOBORIGAMA).
The work inherits the skills of my grandfather (Jiro) and my father (Toshio), mainly incorporate fish crest patterns into the patterns and make pottery.
| Kinjo Pottery Kiln Owner, Director of Tsuboya Pottery Business Cooperative | |
| 1967 | Born in Tsuboya, Naha City as the eldest son of Toshio Kaneshiro |
| 1990 | Learned grilled food under my father |
| 1998 | Selected for the 20th Contemporary Okinawa Ceramics Exhibition |
| 1999 | Started Kinjo Pottery Factory |
| 2001 | Selected for the 23rd Contemporary Okinawa Ceramics Exhibition |
| 2002 | Four-person exhibition held at Galeries Lafayette, Ginowan City Exhibited and sold at Kobe Daimaru |
| 2003 | Exhibited and sold at Kobe Daimaru |
| 2004 | Held the Kaneshiro Kiln III Exhibition at "Kokumin Gei Takumi" in Ginza |
| 2005 | Exhibited at Ryukyu Shimposha New Office Building Completion Memorial Kinjo Jiro Kiln Exhibition |
| 2006 | 58th Oki Exhibition Encouragement Award Selected for the 28th Contemporary Okinawa Ceramics Exhibition |
| 2008 | Selected for the 60th Oki Exhibition |
| 2009 |
Selected for the 31st Okinawa Prefectural Craft Open Call Exhibition Selected for the 61st Oki Exhibition Held the Kaneshiro kiln third generation exhibition at "Kokumin Gei Takumi" in Ginza |
| 2010 | Yoshihiko Kaneshiro Ceramics Exhibition at "Gallery Rex" in Aichi |
| 2013 | Kaneshiro Kiln III Exhibition held at "Kokumin Gei Takumi" in Ginza |
| 2014 | Cabinet Office Okinawa General Secretary General Award |
| 2016 | Okinawa Prefecture Craftsman Certification |
| 2018 |
Yoshihiko Kaneshiro and Hiromi Exhibition at Mie M's Gallery Tokyo Kigurashi & Maison de Cat Craft Exhibition [Life on this planet] Tsuboya ware 10-person exhibition held at Naha City Traditional Crafts Museum |
| 2019 |
Tsuboya ware exhibition held at Tsuboya ware museum, Naha Municipal Traditional Crafts Museum Tsuboya ware 10-person exhibition held at Ginza Takumi |
| * Jiro Kinjo (December 3rd, 1912 (Taisho 1st year) -December 24th, 2004 (Heisei 16)) is a potter born in Naha City. Skill holder of the national important intangible cultural property "Ryukyu Pottery" (the first living national treasure in Okinawa Prefecture). grandfather | |
