Biography

Exhibitions
Selected Exhibitions
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1979
5th Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition, Japan (selected every time since)
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1983
30th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition, Japan (selected 23 times since)
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1996
New Expressions in Porcelain: Developments in the 1990s, The National Museum of Modern Art Tokyo, Japan
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2002
International Asia-Pacific Contemporary Ceramics Invitational Exhibition, Yingge Ceramics
Museum, Taiwan
100 Years of Contemporary Ceramics Exhibition, Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu, Japan
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2006
Asian Ceramic Delta: Japan, South Korea and Taiwan
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2007
Crafting Beauty in Modern Japan, The British Museum, London, UK
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2009
Akihiro Maeta – Form in White Porcelain, Tottori Prefectural Museum, Japan
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2010
Collect, London, UK (’11, ’12, ’13, ’14, ’15)
The Musèe Tomo Prize Contemporary Ceramics for the Tea Ceremony, Musèe Tomo, Tokyo, Japan
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2012
Vallauris Biennale, France
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2013
TEFAF Maastricht, The Netherlands (’14, ’15, ’16, ’17, ’18, ’19)
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2014
The Present of Living National Treasures, Tokyo National Museum, Japan
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2016
Spring Masters New York, USA
Treasures of the World from the British Museum, National Museum of Singapore, Singapore
EAF Monaco, Monaco
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2017
TEFAF New York Spring, USA
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2020
Kogei 2020 – The Art of Crafting Beauty from Nature, Tokyo National Museum, Japan
Japan Ceramic Society Golden Award Exhibition, Kochukyo, Tokyo, Japan
Awards
1991 Mainichi Shimbun Newspaper Prize, 11th Japan Ceramics Exhibition
1993 Kenkichi Tomimoto Prize, 48th Shinsho Craft Exhibition
1999 Tottori City Cultural Award
2000 Asahi Shimbun Newspaper Prize, 47th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
2004 Japan Ceramic Society Award
2005 Shinsho Craft Exhibition Grand Prize
2007 Purple Medal for Artistic Achievement, Government of Japan
2010 Tottori Prefecture Art Cultural Prize
2012 Designated Tottori Prefecture Intangible Cultural Property Holder for Ceramics
2013 Designated Living National Treasure by the Government of Japan
2020 Japan Ceramic Society Golden Award
Public Collections
Foreign Ministry, Government of Japan
Japan Foundation, Government of Japan
Agency of Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan
Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Shiga Ceramic Cultural Park, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan
Tottori Prefectural Museum, Tottori Prefecture, Japan
East Hiroshima City Museum of Art, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Everson Museum, Syracuse, New York, USA
Musée Ariana, Geneva, Switzerland
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Auckland Museum, Auckland, New Zealand
The British Museum, United Kingdom
The Tanabe Museum of Art, Japan
Sano Toseki Museum of Art, Japan
MOA Museum of Art, Japan
Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum, Japan
Icheon World Ceramic Centre, Korea
Indianapolis Museum of Art, USA
Imperial Household Agency, Japan
Yakushiji Temple, Japan
Shikinensengu Memorial Shrine Museum, Japan
Osaka University of Arts, Japan
Gitter-Yelen Foundation, USA
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania, USA
Jingu Museum, Mie Prefecture, Japan
前田昭博
Akihiro
Maeta
Akihiro
Maeta

Maeta
- 1954 Born in Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan
- Lives and works in Tottori
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WorksWorks
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White Porcelain Faceted Vase(2019)
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White Porcelain Twisted Faceted Vase (2018)
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White Porcelain Twisted Faceted Vase(2018)
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White Porcelain Faceted Vase(2018)
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White Porcelain Faceted Vase(2014)
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White Porcelain Faceted Vase(2014)
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White Porcelain Faceted Vase(2013)
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White Porcelain Faceted Vase(2012)
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White Porcelain Faceted Vase(2011)
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White Porcelain Faceted Vase(2011)
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White Porcelain Faceted Vase(2010)