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1942
Born in Niwazuki, Shitadamura, Niigata Prefecture, as the third son of the Ohashi family
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1955
Adopted as the second son of the Tamagawa family, Tsubame City
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1959
Graduated from Akita Municipal Polytechnic School
Joined Gyokusendo and engaged in the family business
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1961
Graduated from Sanjo Vocational High School
(part-time course)
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1963
Left for Tokyo. Studied as a live-in apprentice under
SEKIYA Shiro, a living national treasure
(tankin (hammering) technique)
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1965
Returned home; re-joined Gyokusendo; worked as a managing director
and senior managing director with his father and brother
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1967
Submitted to Prefecture Exhibitions and Contemporary Crafts
Niigata Association Exhibitions for several years
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1969
Selected for 9th Japanese Traditional Art Crafts New
Works Exhibition (first time)
Selected for 16th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
(first time)
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1983
Selected and included in "30 Years of Modern Japanese Traditional Crafts"
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1987
Judge, 34th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
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1991
Chosen for North Europe Touring "Japan's Traditional Crafts:Spirit and Technique"
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1993
Selected and included in "40 Years of Modern Japanese Traditional Crafts"
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1996
Resigned Gyokusendo. Devoted to artwork activities
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1997
Held an exhibition "Breath of Hammering...," Keno Saty
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1998
Held an exhibition "Iro-Gane…," Isetan Department Store, Niigata
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2000
Held an exhibition "If You Hit and Hammer with a Smile...," Tsubame Gallery
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2002
Reproduced Shosoin treasure (tankin)
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2003
Held an exhibition "Tankin, Iro-Gane, Mokume-Gane,"
Tsubame Industrial Materials Museum
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2004
Held an exhibition "Atsu-gane, Irogane, Mokume-Gane,"
Isetan Department Store, Niigata
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2005
Works introduced on Tsubame City Internet Museum
of Tsubame Industrial Materials Museum
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2010
Holder of important intangible cultural property (tankin)
Made an honorary citizen of Tsubame City
Held an exhibition of works "A Return, Around the Time
of a Teakettle Shop…," Tsubame Industrial Materials Museum
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2011
Present
Full member, Japan Kogei Association (Councillor)
Councillor, Prefecture Exhibition
Member, Tsubame Municipal Cultural Property Research Council