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They lived in Limehouse, London at the turn of the last century, which was London's original Chinatown and central to all the docks, the East India docks, Victoria docks etc.

In 1954 Showa 29 , under the invitation from the Rockefeller Foundation, he held exhibitions and lectures in various areas in the West, and also visited Pablo Picasso and Marc Chagall.

As for a date, in spite of the "Dai Nippon" mark that would indicate Meiji 1868-1912 , this could be later though and the mark just carried over from Meiji to Taisho 1912-26.

This kanji character, ken in Japanese is from the kanji characters of kenryu-nen-sei which stands for the Chinese Qianlong period 1736-1795.

His powerful work was typically thin with large figures and has bold cuts such as recesses.

13th Nakazato Taroemon 1923-2009 He was born the eldest son of Living National Treasure Nakazato Taroemon, and inherited the family business.

They possess a beauty which can be shared today.

In 1708, as Sonyu retired, Yoshiakira married Sonyu's daughter Myoshu, and took over the highly esteemed position as 6th generation Kichizaemon tea bowl artisan.

" As a general rule the earliest dinnerware plates were mostly decorated with a liberal applications of gold.

Tashiro Shoten Ltd, Nagoya Tashiro Shoten Ltd porcelain shop in Yokohama which were active before WWII up until 1954.

Throughout the years, he was conferred numerous awards and commendations, such as the Japan Ceramic Society Award in 1976; the Saga Arts and Culture Award in 1979; the West Japan Culture Award in 1984; the Medal with Purple Ribbon, the Saga Award for Distinguished Service, and the Saga Newspaper Culture Award in 1986; as well as the Mainichi Arts Awards and the 1st MOA Okada Mokichi Grand Award in 1988.

Taigado then began to serve regular visitors food made from high-quality ingredients served in the antique pottery in the store, and a diner made especially for those with a membership called 'Bishoku Kurabu' was started in 1921 Taisho 10.