Education
1956 Kanazawa Bijutsukogei University, Japan, B.A. Fine Arts Western European Art
1954-57 Takaoka Museum, Japan, Graduate seminar on conservation of bronzes and ceramics

Experience
1968-present Member of the conservation staff of the Sherman Fairchild Center for Objects Conservation, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, presently holding title of Associate Conservator. Specializing in the conservation and restoration of ceramics, stone sculpture, lacquer work, ivory, and other materials. Numerous works of art conserved for thirteen curatorial collections, including American Art, Ancient Near East, Arms and Armor, Asian Art, The Costume Institute, Egyptian Art, European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, Greek and Roman Art, Islamic Art, Medieval Art, Modern Art, and Musical Instruments.

Awards, honors, and citations
1989 Whitney Museum of Art/JR Museum, Tokyo: American Art Since 1950 from the Permanent Collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art
1984 Rita Reif, New York Times, A Case-study in Brilliant Restoration, February 12, 1984
1954-80 Annual exhibits of paintings at several renowned galleries and museums in Japan, including the Nabis Gallery (Tokyo), Koshi Gallery (Tokyo), Takaoka Art Museum (Takaoka), Toyama Art Museum (Toyama)
1976 Solo exhibition of paintings, Takaoka Museum (Takaoka)
1970 Solo exhibition of paintings, Toyama Museum (Toyama)
1968 Selected exhibition of paintings in American museums and institutions, including:
University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI), Carnegie Library (Clarksdale, MI, George Washington
Carver Museum and Coleman Library (LaGrange, GA)

Memberships and affiliations
Toyama Museum, Toyama City, Japan; Takaoka Museum, Takaoka City, Japan; Whitney Museum of Art, New York, NY; Queens Museum, New York, NY; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA

Other experience and qualifications
Fluent in Japanese and English, with reading knowledge of old Chinese characters. Consultant to several foreign embassies regarding conservation of works of art.