Sakaida Kakiemon XIV

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 A History of the World in 100 Objects, a joint project of BBC Radio 4 and the British Museum.

Kakiemon died on June 15, 2013, at the age of 78.^[1]

References

1. １４代柿右衛門さん死去　７８歳　有田焼、人間国宝 (14th Kakiemon passes away, age 78, Living National Treasure of Arita wares), Tokyo Shimbun, 15 June 2013.