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Note: This page uses Japanese characters. To view, you must install the Japanese font kit to your browser. THIS IS A SIDE PAGE Click here to return to JCS Photo Tour Top. The Japan Ceramic Society, or Nihon Toji Kyokai, was founded in 1945 and began to give its prestigious prize in 1954, which also includes the ultra-prestigious "Gold Award" (given to only 20 potters to date). Among JCS award recipients, 20 are also Living National Treasures (LNTs). Year Recipient (J) Recipient (E) Gold (J) Gold (E) 1954 清水卯一 熊倉順吉 Shimizu Uichi Kumakura Junkichi none none 1955 藤本能道 吉賀大眉 Fujimoto Yoshimichi Yoshiga Taibi none none 1956 松風栄一 田村耕一 Shofu Eiichi Tamura Koichi none none 1957 大樋長左衛門 清水六兵衛 Ohi Chozaemon Shimizu Rokubee none none 1958 船木研児 安田全宏 Funaki Kenji Yasuda Zenko none none 1959 河本五郎 鈴木治 Kawamoto Goro Suzuki Osamu none none 1960 篠田義一 中里太郎右衛門 山田光 Shinoda Giichi Nakazato Tarouemon Yamada Hikaru none none 1961 谷口良三 藤原健 Taniguchi Ryozo Fujiwara Ken none none 1963 辻清明 木村盛和 Tsuji Seimei Kimura Morikazu none none 1964 今井政之 Imai Masayuki none none 1965 加守田章二 Kamoda Shoji none none 1966 加藤重高 近藤豊 藤原雄 Kato Shigetaka Kondo Yutaka Fujiwara Yu none none 1967 鈴木蔵 Suzuki Osamu (Kura) none none 1968 森陶岳 Mori Togaku none none 1969 加藤清之 Kato Kiyoyuki none none 1970 辻協 Tsuji Kyo none none 1972 江崎一生 藤平伸 Ezaki Issei Fujihira Shin 八木一夫 Yagi Kazuo 1973 松井康成 Matsui Kosei none none 1974 高鶴元 Kozuru Gen none none 1975 今泉今右衛門 原清 Imaizumi Imaemon Hara Kiyoshi 田村耕一 Tamura Koichi 1976 三浦小平二 Miura Koheiji 清水卯一 Shimizu Uichi 1977 加藤達美 栗木達介 Kato Tatsumi Kuriki Tatsusuke none none 1978 塚本快示 Tsukamoto Kaiji none none 1979 金重道明 玉置保夫 Kaneshige Michiaki Tamaoki Yasuo none none 1980 小野珀子 竹中浩 Ono Hakuko Takenaka Ko 藤本能道 Fujimoto Yoshimichi 1981 川瀬忍 Kawase Shinobu 鈴木蔵 Suzuki Osamu (Kura) 1982 小野寺玄 中島宏 Onodera Gen Nakajima Hiroshi 辻清明 Tsuji Seimei 1983 酒井田柿右衛門 Sakaida Kakiemon 鈴木治 Suzuki Osamu 1984 江口勝美 加藤孝造 中里隆 Eguchi Katsumi Kato Kozo Nakazato Takashi 吉賀大眉 Yoshiga Taibi 1985 徳田八十吉 Tokuda Yasokichi none none 1986 伊藤赤水 小山岑一 楽吉左衛門 Ito Sekisui Koyama Shinichi Raku Kichizaemon none none 1987 和太守卑良 Wada Morihiro none none 1988 三輪龍作 鈴木三成 Miwa Ryosaku Suzuki Sansei 今泉今右衛門 Imaizumi Imaemon 1989 若尾利貞 Wakao Toshisada 松井康成 Matsui Kosei 1990 滝口和男 Takiguchi Kazuo 加藤卓男 Kato Takuo 1991 深見陶治 Fukami Sueharu 楽吉左衛門 Raku Kichizaemon 1992 鯉江良二 Koie Ryoji 三浦小平二 Miura Koheiji 1993 山田常山 金重晃介 Yamada Jozan III Kaneshige Kosuke 島岡達三 Shimaoka Tatsuzo 1994 吉田美統 Yoshida Minori 山田光 Yamada Hikaru 1995 隠崎隆一 Kakurezaki Ryuichi none none 1996 秋山陽 Akiyama Yo 荒木高子 Araki Takako 1997 藤平伸 Fujihira Shin 1998 八木明 Yagi Akira none none 1999 原田拾六 Harada Shuroku 森正洋 Mori Masahiro 2000 小川待子 Ogawa Machiko none none 2001 鈴木五郎 Suzuki Goro 森陶岳 Mori Togaku 2002 金重有邦 Kaneshige Yuho 柳原睦夫 Yanagihara Mutsuo 2003 前田昭博 Maeda Akihiro 坪井明日香 Tsuboi Asuka 2003 三輪壽雪 Miwa Jusetsu (formerly Miwa Kyusetsu XI) Special Award to celebrate 50th anniversary of JCS Click here to return to the English version of this page, which includes a full-fledged photo tour of artwork by the award winners   LEARN MORE ABOUT JAPAN'S AWARD SCENE For much more, please visit the PHOTO TOURS page. It includes links to other wonderful photo tours, including prior Japan Ceramic Society events, Living National Treasures, Contemporary Artists, How the Japanese Rank Their Potters, plus other visual resources. Awards Index -- Our Entire Lineup of Online Photo Tours