Kota Mizushiri
- Lacquerware
- Public Collections : Imperial Household Agency etc.
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- CategoryLacquerware
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TechniquesChinkin, Maki-e, Mother-of-pearl inlay (Raden), Eggshell inlay, Lacquering, Lacquered bamboo
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Born1980 -
- Based inIshikawa
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MembershipFull member, Japan Kogei Association
Wajima Lacquerware Revival Council Secretariat

About the Artist
Bringing New Life to Tradition
Lacquer artist Kota Mizushiri pursues possibilities of new styles of lacquer art while carrying on the traditional techniques of Wajima lacquerware. He balances traditional beauty with modern taste using his outstanding techniques of chinkin, makie and inlay of various materials. While growing up in a family of Wajima lacquer artists with a history of 150 years, he has an unusual career of being an art director in the design industry. With this unique background, he has gone beyond the boundaries of tradition and has enhanced Wajima ware to a new artwork resonating with the modern society.
Biography
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1980Born in Wajima CIty, Ishikawa Prefecture
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2005Studies under Satomi MIZUSHIRI, maki-e artisan
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2010Studies under Seiho MIZUSHIRI, gold-inlaid lacquerware artisan
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2011Selected for the first time at the 29th Lacquerware Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
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2015Selected for the first time at the 62nd Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
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2024The Spirit of Noto: Urushi Artists of Wajima and Waves of Resilience, Onishi Gallery ,KOGEI USA ,Melissa Bowers ,Wajima Senshudo, New York City
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2025Bergdorf Goodman collaborates with Salon Art + Design
Working to revive Wajima lacquerware and the local community as the Secretariat of the Wajima Lacquerware Restoration Council.
NYK (Nippon Yusen Kaisha) to hold an onboard exhibition aboard the cruise ship Asuka III.
Awards
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2012Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Lacquer Crown Presentation
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2018Gold-inlaid Lacquerware Box "Arabesque with Chrysanthemum Flowers" submitted to the 65th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition purchased by the Imperial Household Agency
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2023Received the Incentive Award at the 63st Ishikawa Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
Public Collections
- Imperial Household Agency