1946
Masamichi was born in Chigasaki in the prefecture of Kanagawa, Japan
1975
After studying industrial design in Tokyo and ceramics in Tokoname he sets up his own studio
Lives and works in Tokoname, prefecture Aichi, Japan
Selected Awards
1972
Grand Prize, International Ceramics Festival, Vallauris. France (Gold Medal in 2002)
1981
Grand Prize, Asahi Contemporary Ceramics Competition (Grand Prize in 1983)
1998
Gold Medal. Kunst-Messe München 2000 Grand Prize. Izushi Porcelain Tnennale Competion, Hyogo, Japan
2004
Grand Prize, Taiwan International Ceramics Biennale
2006
The Aichi Prefecture Arts and Culture Prize
Selected Public Collections
Asia
Ito Memonal Museum, Izu, Japan
Japan Foundation, Tokyo, Japan
Incheon World Ceramic Center Incheon, Korea
Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
USA
American Craft Museum, New York, USA
Brooklyn Museum, New York, USA
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Museum of Arts and Design, New York, USA
Europe
Prague Crafts Museum, Prague, Czech Republic
Victoria & Albert Museum, London, England
Porvoo City Art Museum, Finland
Musee National de Ceramique Sevres, France
Vallauris Ceramic Museum, France
Grassi Museum. Leipzig, Germany
Kestner Museum, Hanover, Germany
Landes Holstein Museum, Germany
Museum Angewandte Kunst, Frankfurt/M, Germany
Neuwe Sabulon Museum. Munich, Germany
Nyon Porcelain Museum, Switzerland