Mina Okui

1970 -
  • Lacquerware
  • Price Range $6,000 or more
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  • Awards at Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibitions : 6

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    • Category
      Lacquerware
    • Techniques
      Dry lacquer, Lacquering
    • Born
      1970 -
    • Based in
      Kanagawa
    • Membership
      Full member, Japan Kogei Association
      Director of the Japan Cultural Property Lacquer Association

    About the Artist

    Creating Pure Lacquer Art that Empathize with Our Hearts

    Lacquer artist Mina Okui creates forms freely using the dry lacquer technique where layers of hemp cloth and lacquer are applied to make the base form. Okui's artwork, with gentle curves and smooth and glossy lacquer that brings out the charm of the forms, has received many awards including the Japan Kōgei Association President Award at the 64th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition in 2017. In 2020, she received the Medal with Purple Ribbon, a medal awarded to those who have made distinguished contribution in the art field, and gathered much attention. Okui says, "I want to create beautiful forms that make people feel comfortable. " Her artworks that empathize with our hearts charm many of her fans in Japan and overseas.

    Style

    I want to make pieces that can only be made with wiped urushi lacquer; clear and easy to understand pieces that only I can make, and express the color and luster of urushi lacquer.

    Biography

    • 1970
      Born in Kanagawa Prefecture
    • 1992
      Graduated from Tokyo Woman's Christian University
    • 2001
      Graduated from Lacquering Course at the Ishikawa Prefectural Institute of Wajima Lacquer Arts
      Studied under Kazumi Murose (– 2009)
    • 1999
      Selected for the Lacquerware Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 2003
      Selected for the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 2020
      Received the Medal with Purple Ribbon

    Awards

    • 2006
      Received the Japan Kōgei Association Award at the 46th Traditional Kōgei New Works Exhibition
      Received the Tokyo Governor Award at the 53rd Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 2010
      Received the 50th Anniversary Exhibition Award at the 50th East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 2012
      Received the Incentive Award at the 52nd East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 2017
      Received the Japan Kōgei Association President Award at the 64th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 2023
      Received the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education Award at the 40th Lacquerware Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
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