About Ota Hiroaki

Ota Hiroaki (1913-1991) was born in Nagoya City, Aichi prefecture. He is considered as one of the leading cloisonné artists of the Showa era and participated frequently in the Nitten exhibition. Ota Hiroaki is the third generation of enamellers in his family. His father, Ota Yoshisaburo, active during the Meiji period, won an award for his work exhibited at the 1889 Paris Exposition Universelle.