FEATURED ARTISTS
Shimpei Matsuzaki
A Passionate Artist to Lead the Future of Lacquer Art
Lacquer artist Shimpei Matsuzaki received the Asahi Shimbun Award at the 71st Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition in 2024. He produces lacquerware using traditional decorating techniques such as mother-of-pearl inlay and makie. After graduating from Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School, he started his career as an assistant at Tokyo University of the Arts and became a part-time lecturer afterwards. In 2021, he moved to Okinawa and has been deepening his studies on lacquer art techniques. He not only creates lacquerware, but he is also highly evaluated for his paintings using lacquer art techniques. His passion to pursue new possibilities of lacquerware with his modern artistic sense is gaining much attention.
AWARDED ARTWORKS
The 41st 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).
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
