1935 Born in Gojozaka, Kyoto
Education
1954 Graduated from Kyoto Municipal Hiyoshigaoka High School,
Pottery Art Department Started basic research on casting and glaze as student at Kyoto
Municipal Industrial Arts Research Institute
1957 Graduated from Kyoto Municipal Industrial Arts Research Institute, completing the Ceramic Artist Special Training Course
Exhibitions
1973 First solo exhibition at Osaka Mitsukoshi Department Store
1975 First solo exhibition at Odakyu Department Store in Tokyo
1993 First solo exhibition at Takashimaya Osaka Store
1994 His work being displayed at the "Special Exhibition Commemorating the 1200th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Heian Capital -Clay, Fire and Craftsmanship" at the Museum of Kyoto
2003 Dedicated his works to Ise Shrine
Exhibition "Tenmoku by KIMURA Moriyasu" held in commemoration of the 70th Anniversary at Takashimaya Osaka Store
2007 Dedicated his work to Ise Shrine
2008 Exhibition "Tenmoku: Masterpieces of Kimura Moriyasu" at the Kansai University Museum
2009 Exhibition "[Tenmoku] ― Moriyasu Kimura" at Takashimaya Osaka Store
2010 Dedicated his works to Kamigamo Shrine and Ise Shrine
2011 Exhibition commemorating the 55th anniversary of Kimura's pottery making career at Chiba Sogo Department Store
2012 Dedicated his works to Ise Shrine
2013 Dedicated his work to Kasuga Grand Shrine
Tenmoku Exhibition celebrating Kimura's 77th birthday at Takashimaya Osaka Store
2014 Exhibition "Japanese Tea Bowls―Tenmoku of Kimura Moriyasu" at the Hikaru Museum, Takayama City
2015 His work being selected as a special entry to "International Tenmoku Guest Exhibition" at the Chiayi Municipal Museum, Taiwan
2016 Dedicated his works to Kamigamo Shrine and Ise Shrine
2017 Exhibition celebrating Kimura's 88th birthday at Takashimaya Osaka Store
2019 In Commemoration of Receipt of the Gift: Kimura Moriyasu, The Sparkle of Tenmoku, The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka
Awards
1957 Started to study under his elder brother potter, KIMURA Morikazu
Accepted for the Asahi Contemporary Ceramic Arts Exhibition for the first time
1959 Accepted for the Kyoto Art Exhibition for the first time
His work being selected as a special entry to the Exhibition "Contemporary Japanese Ceramic Art" at the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
1963 Accepted for the 10th Exhibition of Japanese TraditionalArt Crafts for the first time
1966 Established residence in Yamashina, Kyoto.
Elected as an official member of Japan Kogei Association
1970 The Foreign Ministry acquired his "Tenmoku Glaze Jar" displayed in the 17th Exhibition of Japanese Traditional Art Crafts
1972 Received Award of Excellence (Kinki Branch Manager's Award) for his "Tenmoku Glaze Jar" at the Kinki Branch Exhibition of Japan Kogei Association
1978 Received Award of Excellence (Osaka Board of Education Chairman's Award) for his "Shoju Tenmoku Jar" at the 7th Kinki Branch Exhibition of Japan Kogei Association
1980 Elected as a member of Kyoto Arts Association
1983 Enrolled as a member of Kyoto Craft Artists Association
2005 Received Kyoto Prefecture Cultural Award for Distinguished Services
Public Collections
British Museum
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Dallas Museum of Art
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Peabody Essex Museum
National Palace Museum, Taipei
Jingu Museum
Florida International University of Art Museum
Harvard Art Museums
Taylor Museum of Art
NASA Headquarters, Houston
The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka
Grand Shrine at Ise
Kamigamo Shrine
Kasuga Taisha Shrine