Sakaida Kakiemon XIV
Appearance
Sakaida Kakiemon XIV (26 August 1934 – 15 June 2013) was a Japanese potter, ceramicist and former Living National Treasure in Japan.[1] He was a member of the 14th generation of the Kakiemon Family who continued the tradition of Kakiemon enameled ceramics. In 2010, Kakiemon was interviewed as an expert for the seventy-ninth episode of A History of the World in 100 Objects, a joint project of BBC Radio 4 and the British Museum, concerning the Kakiemon elephants held by the museum.
Kakiemon died on June 15, 2013, at the age of 78.[1]
References
- ^ a b 14代柿右衛門さん死去 78歳 有田焼、人間国宝 Archived 2013-06-16 at archive.today (14th Kakiemon passes away, age 78, Living National Treasure of Arita wares), Tokyo Shimbun, 15 June 2013.