Miyako Uchino

1953 -
  • Lacquerware
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    • Category
      Lacquerware
    • Techniques
      Maki-e, Dry lacquer, Metal sheet inlay, Mother-of-pearl inlay (Raden)
    • Born
      1953 -
    • Based in
      Ishikawa
    • Membership
      Full member, Japan Kogei Association

    About the Artist

    Makie Where the Traditional Spirit Lives On Used in Daily Life

    While using traditional, high-level makie skills, lacquer artist Miyako Uchino creates lacquerware that can be used in daily life with her modern sensibility. Using gold and shells, she creates elegant and warm pieces that add vibrant color to everyday life. She restored the makie painting on the wood surface of the ceiling at Kotohira-gu (Kompira-san), and has been striving to pass on Japan's cultural heritage to the future. She continues to create lacquerware as a lacquer artist supporting Japan's lacquer culture.

    Style

    I have been making lacquer art for more than 50 years. During this period I have learned from many predecessors. I am especially thankful to my master who taught me makie techniques. I use many flowers and plants for the motifs of my designs, and I feel that techniques are very important to portray such motifs in lacquer art. I also enjoy gardening, growing vegetables in my garden, and sewing as my life work. These all involve self-expression. I especially feel nature when I am working with soil, and this experience is reflected in my art style.

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