FEATURED ARTISTS
Minako Osumi
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Shadow and Light Enlivened by Sandblast
Minako Osumi is a glass artist who uses the sandblast technique to pursue delicate expression. After studying arts and crafts at university, from the year 2000, she started making sandblasted glasswork in full swing. She goes out to do fieldwork by herself, using the flowers, plants, insects, and the workings of nature she encounters there as motifs. She creates glasswork utilizing soft gradation, shadow, and light by changing the depth of the carving, and in recent years, she received awards 2 years in a row at the Tōkai Traditional Kōgei Exhibition, making her one of the highly evaluated glass artists.
AWARDED ARTWORKS
The 43rd Lacquerware Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (2025)
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).
EVENTS
The 60th West Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
The 54th Metalwork Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
The 54th Ceramics Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
CATEGORIES
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Ceramics Artists & Artworks Technique
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Textiles Artists & Artworks Technique
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Lacquerware Artists & Artworks Technique
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Metalwork Artists & Artworks Technique
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Wood and Bamboo Artists & Artworks Technique
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Dolls Artists & Artworks Technique
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Glasswork Artists & Artworks Technique
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Cloisonné enamel work Artists & Artworks Technique
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Kirikane Artists & Artworks Technique
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Hardstone carving Artists & Artworks Technique
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Inkstone carving Artists & Artworks Technique
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Sunagowork Artists & Artworks Technique
