Masahiko Otani

Born in 1963.
1984: Graduated Yamaguchi art college.
Trained under Eizo Miwa at Kyusetsu kiln.
1990, 1991, 1992: Selected for Western Kogei competition.
1991, 1992, 1993, 1994: Selected for Yamaguchi prefectural art competition.
1992, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2005: Selected for Chanoyu no Zokeiten.
1998: Independently start his own kiln.
1999: First solo exhibition at Ikebukuro Tobu department store.
2000: Selected for modern sado ceramic competition.
2000, 2001: Prized incentive award of Asahi newspaper company, kogei competition Yamaguchi branch.
2001, 2004: Selected for Oribe shinsaku ceramic competition.
2007, 2010, 2014: Selected for Hagi taisho ten.
2009: Prized NHK award of Japan Kogei Yamaguchi branch competition.
2011: Selected for Kyushu Yamaguchi ceramic competition.
2013, 2014: Selected for Shoroku award teabowl competition.