FEATURED ARTISTS
Yataro Amemiya
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Putting His Thoughts on Modern Sculpture and Traditional Art into Form
Inkstone artist Yataro Amemiya is the 13th generation of Amehata Suzuri Honpo Yahei Amemiya established in 1690. He grew up watching his father make inkstones from an early age, and studied carving at Tokyo University of the Arts. Amemiya says, inkstones are not just tools to make ink, but it makes a person calm down and face oneself. He considers inkstones as "vessels of the mind", and produces modern sculpture in the form of inkstones. He thinks that facing an inkstone is the same as facing a Zen rock garden. Although there are less people preparing ink on inkstones today, he continues to produce inkstones that can be considered as "ZEN STONES" and modern sculpture, crossing the boundaries of modern art and traditional art.
AWARDED ARTWORKS
The 42nd Lacquerware Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (2024)
The largest lacquerware exhibition in Japan.
Introducing awarded artworks that have been strictly judged and selected from the newest works of lacquerware artists who have mastered high-level lacquerware techniques passed down for generations, such as maki-e and mother-of-pearl inlay (raden).
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