Who is Yasokichi Tokuda III?

Sake cup by Yasokichi Tokuda III

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Yasokichi Tokuda III was born as Masahiko and started potting at 18 years old. He took the potter name Yasokichi in 1988 from his father. His grandfather, the first Yasokichi reproduced many of Kutani's lost traditional glazes. The skills have been taken over Yasokichi III with tremendous acclaim.

Yasokichi Tokuda I (1873-1956)
1953 Designated a Living National Treasure of pottery painting

Yasokichi Tokuda II (1907-1997)
1975 Designated as an Important Intangible Cultural Treasure of Ishikawa prefecture

Yasokichi Tokuda III (1933-now)
1992 Designated as an Important Intangible Cultural Treasure of Ishikawa prefecture
1993 Prize Medal of Honor from the government of Japan
In the collection of the Smithsonian Sackler Gallery in Washington DC
In the collection of the British Museum
1997 Designated a Living National Treasure of pottery painting
1998 In the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York

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