- 1973
- Born in Saitama Prefecture
Age
- 2–3
- Begins collecting rocks
- 5
- Withdraws from kindergarten
- 8
- Gathers fossil Juglans megacinerea nuts from a 1.7-million-year-old geological formation
- 9
- Gathers ancient earthenware and stone implements; buys Shigaraki yunomi
- 11
- Earns spending money by selling distinctive stones gathered from a stream to an antiques dealer
- 16
- Becomes a television fanatic after being raised without television until first year of high school
- 18
- Begins excavating archaeological sites; buys chamfered white porcelain pot of Korean Yi dynasty
- 29
- Decides to become potter and moves to Shigaraki
- 40
- Fulfills longstanding desire by acquiring babaghuri agate in India
- 41
- Builds wood-fired kiln in Hong Kong
On the Web
http://www.tetsuya-ishiyama.com/
https://www.facebook.com/ShiShanZheYe.TetsuyaIshiyama
