Jigoemon Ohara XVI
- Lacquerware
- Awarded 5 times at the Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibition
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- CategoryLacquerware
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TechniquesMaki-e, Lacquering, Urushi-e
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Born1979 -
- Based inToyama
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MembershipFull member, Japan Kogei Association
About the Artist
Techniques Passed Down for Generations from Father to Son
Jōhana Makie has been passed down for generations from father to son since the late 16th century. Unlike the typical "makie" where gold powder is sprinkled on lacquer, the family's secret technique, white makie is used and patterns are painted in bright multi-colored lacquer. Jigoemon Ohara XVI succeeds these traditional techniques of Jōhana Makie. He received the New Artist Award at the 71st Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition where the top artists in Japan gather. He preserves and restores cultural properties while actively taking part in exhibitions and holding lectures in Japan and overseas, and is making efforts to pass down, develop and expand Japanese lacquer art.
Biography
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1979Born in Nanto City, Toyama Prefecture
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1997Graduated from Toyama Prefectural Takaoka Kogei High School, Craft Department
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2000Graduated from Wajima Urushi Art Technical Training Center, Makie Department
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2003Selected for the 50th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for the first time (selected 14 times from this year onward)
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2009The 48th Toyama Traditional Kōgei Exhibition First-round Jury Member (3 times in total)
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2011Certified as Craftsperson for Building and Repairing Festival Floats by the Yama / Hoko /Yatai (Float Festivals) Preservation Association
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2015The Best of Toyama: Kōgei Art and Design from Japan (Onishi Gallery, New York, USA)
Baccarat Hotel & Residences New York (New York, USA) -
2016Spoke at the TED x Himi event in Himi
Asia Week New York 2016 (Dalva Brothers, New York, USA)
Kōgei: Contemporary Japanese Art as part of National Cherry Blossom Festival (Embassy of Japan in the United States of America, Washington D.C., USA)
Speaker at the "Study Sapuri Live" held by Recruit Marketing Partners at the Shinagawa Prince Hotel, Tokyo
September Asia Week New York 2016 (Onishi Gallery, New York, USA)
Japanese Contemporary Art & Living (Onishi Gallery, New York, USA) -
2017"Johana Makie - inheritance of 442 years of tradition" at Hong Kong Art School・PMQ (WADO PROJECT・Consulate-General of Japan in Hong Kong)
Asia Society Global Education Series Jōhana Maki-e: the artistry of Jōhana Lacquering Evening Presentation by Ohara Yoshitomo, the 16th Successor of Jigoemon (Asia Society Hong Kong Center) -
2019Succeeded to the name Jigoemon Ohara XVI
IAF 2019 (Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre)
“Inheritance - The Intangible Cultural Heritage of Japan” Exhibition (Hong Kong City Hall) -
2021"Metamorphosis and Evolution" Exhibition (Ginza emmy art, Tokyo)
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2022Exhibition in Commemoration of the Succession of Jigoemon Ohara XVI (emmy art +, Ginza, Tokyo)
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2023Established the Jigoemon Ohara Jōhana Arts and Culture Organization
Assumed the post of Representative Director
Invited to submit to the Toyama City Sato Memorial Art Museum Special Exhibition "Creation – Bringing Things to Life"
Awards
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2002Received the Incentive Award at the 41st Toyama Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
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2013Received the Kitanippon Shimbun Award at the Art Exhibition of Tonamino 2013, craft division
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2017Received the Japan Kōgei Association Toyama Branch Award at the 56th Toyama Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
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2024Received the Toyama Governor Award at the 63rd Toyama Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
Received the Japan Kōgei Association New Artist Award at the 71st Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition -
2025Received the Japan Kōgei Association Award at the 64th Toyama Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
Public Collections
- University of Toyama