Tomimoto Kenkichi
In this Japanese name, the family name is Tomimoto.
Tomimoto Kenkichi (富本憲吉, June 5, 1886 – June 8, 1963) was a Japanese potter and a Living National Treasure.
Biography
His family came from Nara prefecture.
He received a commission to design a large Japanese-lacquered zelkova shelf called “kingin-sai kazari tsubo” for the Ume-no-Ma audience room of Tokyo Imperial Palace.[1]
Honors
He was a recipient of the Order of Culture. He was also named a Living National Treasure.
The Tomimoto Kenkichi Memorial Museum was opened in 1974 in Ando, Nara.
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