Takeshi Nagatake

Takeshi Nagatake (1916-1987) was born in Ushitsu, Saga Prefecture, the son of the head priest at Jofuku-ji temple. He graduated from Tokyo Technical College and went on to study museology at Tokyo University of Fine Arts. He thereafter returned to Kyushu, where he was professor of art at Saga Women's College and curator of the Arita Ceramic Museum. Among the books he authored are Nihon no aka-e ("Japanese Enameled Ceramics") and Toyo toji no bi ("The Beauty of Oriental Ceramics").

Takeshi Nagatake (1916-1987) was born in Ushitsu, Saga Prefecture, the son of the head priest at Jofuku-ji temple. He graduated from Tokyo Technical College and went on to study museology at Tokyo University of Fine Arts. He thereafter returned to Kyushu, where he was professor of art at Saga Women's College and curator of the Arita Ceramic Museum. Among the books he authored are Nihon no aka-e ("Japanese Enameled Ceramics") and Toyo toji no bi ("The Beauty of Oriental Ceramics"). See less