二代 宇野 宗甕（うの‧そうよう）
UNO SOUYOU II
1884 First Uno Ninmatsu, following the retirement of his father, potter Wada Sohei, takes over the Seiunzan family name and becomes independent, changing his surname to Uno.
1931 Passes family headship to his eldest son Sotaro (second Ninmatsu, later the first Souyou).
1942 First Uno Somika passes on the name of second Ninmatsu to his third brother Ninpei and takes the name Souyou.
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry designates Uno Souyou as a place for the preservation of new emerging technologies.
1951 Cinnabar is selected for the first intangible cultural property selection by the Cultural Properties Protection Committee, and later celadon is selected.
1949 Born in Kyoto as the second generation Uno Souyou (real name Marie), granddaughter of the first generation Uno Souyou.
Studied under the first generation Uno Souyou.
1974 Succeeded to the name of the second generation Uno Souyou on the recommendation of the Kyoto Traditional Ceramic Artists Association. Creates ceramics mainly using celadon, cinnabar, and Jun ware.
1993 Pursued the beauty of the glazes of the kilns in Qing Dynasty, China. Developed the Copper and Red Glaze (Sang de boeuf glaze) Lángyáo series.
Personal exhibitions at Kobe Hankyu and Hankyu Umeda Main Store.
(Since then, held every other year. However, in 1995, only at Hankyu Umeda Main Store.)
2009 Received the Medal with Dark Blue Ribbon.
Personal exhibitions at Hankyu Umeda Main Store in 2013, 2015, and 2017.