Reizo Aoyama

1919
March 23 born in Suemura, Ena District, Gifu Prefecture
1953
Begins his career as a potter
1971
Exhibition at ... in Nagoya
1971
Appears in Document Japanese, "" (Fuji Television)
1978
Exhibition at ... Umeda Hankyu
1980
Officially recognized as Traditional Mino ware Artisan
1983
Exhibition at the Isetan department store, Shinjuku, Tokyo
1987
... as Traditional Craftsman
1990
Exhibits at the Isetan "Autumn 90 ..."
Paints the ceiling painting at the Taishoin? temple at the Kokeizan Eihoji in Tajimi.
1991
Publicly acknowledged by Tajimi City as Traditional Craftsman
One of his works is bought by the Royal Danish Crafts Museum?
1992
Aoyama's works are included in a textbook published by educational publisher Shougakkou Shakai?
1995
Publicly acknowledged by Tajimi City as Establisher of Mino ware Traditional Sometsuke Research
1996
Receive the Chubu Industry Bureau Director Award
1997
Receive the Gifu Prefecture Heritage Successor Award
Receive the Ministry of International Trade and Industry Award (Traditional Craftsman)
1998
Certified by Tajimi City as Intangible Cultural Property Holder (Sometsuke)
2004
Receive the Order of Merit of Zuiho (Traditional Crafts Service) (瑞宝単光章 [伝統工芸業務功労] )
2006
Yoneju Memorial Ceramic Exhibition (米寿記念作陶展) at Takashimaya department store, Gifu City, and Isetan Shinjuku department store, Tokyo
2008
Recipient of the Gifu Takashimaya Koubei Award
Toshizo Aoyama Commemoration Ceramics Exhibition
2010
"Reizo & Futao Aoyama, father and son" Exhibition at the Mino Ceramics Association Gallery