Yasuyoshi Matsumoto

1982 -
  • Metalwork
  • Awarded 5 times at the Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibition
  • Price Range $2,000 - 17,000
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  • Category
    Metalwork
  • Born
    1982 -
  • Based in
    Tokyo
  • Membership
    Full member, Japan Kogei Association
    Member of the Arakawa Ward Traditional Craftsmanship Preservation Society
Yasuyoshi Matsumoto

About the Artist

Young Caster Inheriting Metal Casting Skills

Metalwork artist Yasuyoshi Matsumoto received the Japan Kōgei Association Incentive Award at the 70th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for his artwork using metal casting skills, where the metal is melted and formed. Matsumoto is the 4th generation of Horikawa Metal Casting Studio located in Arakawa Ward, Tokyo with a history since the Meiji era. His artwork is distinctive for the unique forms and colors of bronze, vermilion and rōgin. He has received many awards at the Metalwork Traditional Kōgei Exhibition where metalwork artists with top level skills in Japan gather since his first award, New Artist Award in 2015, and is highly evaluated as a young metalwork artist.

Biography

  • 1982
    Born in Arakawa Ward, Tokyo
  • 2006
    Started casting at Horikawa Metal Casting Studio
  • 2007
    Studied under his father Ryuichi Matsumoto's master, Tadashi Watanabe
  • 2008
    Submitted to and selected for the first time at the 48th East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition, selected consecutively from this year onward
    Submitted to and selected for the first time at the 55th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition, selected consecutively from this year onward
    Studied about tea kettles at teakettle caster Tesshi Nagano II's studio
  • 2009
    Submitted to and selected for the first time at the 38th Metalwork Traditional Kōgei Exhibition, selected consecutively from this year onward
  • 2012
    Took part in the successor's training program by Iraku Uozumi III, Important Intangible Cultural Property for "Gongs" (– 2013)
  • 2016
    Took part in the successor's training program by Toshichika Taguchi, Important Intangible Cultural Property for "Forging" (– 2017)
  • 2020
    Took part in the successor's training program by Mamoru Nakagawa, Important Intangible Cultural Property for "Chasing"

Awards

  • 2015
    Received the New Artist Award at the 44th Metalwork Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2016
    Received the MEXT Award at the 45th Metalwork Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2021
    Received the Incentive Award at the 61st East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2023
    Received the Incentive Award at the 70th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    Received the 1st Japan Kōgei Association Members Award, Asuka Cruise Award
  • 2024
    MEXT Award, 52nd Metalworks Traditional Kōgei Exhibition

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