Yasuyoshi Matsumoto
- Metalwork
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Price Range
$1,000 - 17,000
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close - Awards at Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibitions : 5
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- CategoryMetalwork
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Born1982 -
- Based inTokyo
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MembershipFull member, Japan Kogei Association
Member of the Arakawa Ward Traditional Craftsmanship Preservation Society
Biography
- 1982Born in Arakawa Ward, Tokyo
- 2006Started casting at Horikawa Metal Casting Studio
- 2007Studied under his father Ryuichi Matsumoto's master, Tadashi Watanabe
- 2008Submitted 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 - 2009Submitted to and selected for the first time at the 38th Metalwork Traditional Kōgei Exhibition, selected consecutively from this year onward
- 2012Took part in the successor's training program by Iraku Uozumi III, Important Intangible Cultural Property for "Gongs" (– 2013)
- 2016Took part in the successor's training program by Toshichika Taguchi, Important Intangible Cultural Property for "Forging" (– 2017)
- 2020Took part in the successor's training program by Mamoru Nakagawa, Important Intangible Cultural Property for "Chasing"
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.
Awards
- 2015Received the New Artist Award at the 44th Metalwork Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
- 2016Received the MEXT Award at the 45th Metalwork Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
- 2021Received the Incentive Award at the 61st East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
- 2023Received the Incentive Award at the 70th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
Received the 1st Japan Kōgei Association Members Award, Asuka Cruise Award
Atelier
Horikawa Casting Studio
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Address6-43-8 Nishinippori Arakawa-ku Tokyo MapOpen in new window
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