1919 Born as the second son of Shigegoro Shibata, a potter in Seto City
1936 Graduated from Aichi Ceramics School
Entered the Design Department of the Kyoto National Ceramics Laboratory as an apprentice
Studied under the tutelage of Mizumachi Wasaburo and Hineno Sakuzo
1940 Served in the military
1946 Became a member of the Seto Ceramic Association
1950 Became an adopted son of potter Kawamoto Rekitei
Formed the ceramic group Shakunin with Mineo Okabe, Motoo Kato, and others
1953 Selected at the 9th Nitten
Awarded the highest prize at the Asahi Modern Ceramic Art Exhibition
1958 Awarded the Grand Prix at the Brussels World Exposition
1959 Awarded the highest design prize at the California International Exposition
Awarded the Chunichi Prize at the 2nd New Nitten
1960 Awarded the Highest Prize at the 9th Contemporary Japanese Ceramic Art Exhibition
Awarded the Newcomer's Prize of the Ceramic Society of Japan and the Grand Prize of the 20th Seto Ceramic Art Exhibition
1962 Selected for the 1st Japan Contemporary Crafts Exhibition and awarded the Grand Prize of the
Japan Contemporary Crafts Grand Prize
Member of the Society of Contemporary Craft Artists of Japan
Awarded the Hokuto Prize at the 5th New Nitten
1963 Awarded the Minister of Education's Encouragement Prize at the 1st Asahi Ceramic Art
Exhibition
1964 Awarded the Minister of Education Prize at the 2nd Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition
Invited to exhibit work at the Contemporary International Ceramic Art Exhibition, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
Commissioned to exhibit at the 7th New Nitten
Participated in the "Exhibition of Contemporary Ceramic Artists" at Okayama Tenmanya, Okayama, Japan
1965 Awarded the Gold Prize at the "International Handicrafts Exhibition Special Exhibition" in West
Germany
Participated in the "New York International Art Festival" organized by the Japanese government, and exhibited every year since then
1967 Exhibited at the Montreal World Exposition
1970 "Contemporary Ceramics: Europe and Japan," The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo,
Kyoto
1973 Became a member of the Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum's archive committee
Became a counselor and juror for the China-Japan International Ceramic Art Exhibition
1978 Became a councilor of Nitten
Became a councilor of the Japan Federation of New Craft Artists
Received the Chunichi Culture Award
1980 Exhibited "CLAY WORK: From Pottery to Form
1983 "Japanese Ceramics Today," Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C.,
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
1982 Commended by the Governor of Aichi Prefecture
1986 Died at the age of 67
Awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon