Yasuko Konishi

1968 -
  • Lacquerware
  • Awarded twice at the Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibition
  • Price Range $1,000 - 8,000
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    • Category
      Lacquerware
    • Techniques
      Mother-of-pearl inlay (Raden), Maki-e
    • Born
      1968 -
    • Based in
      Nara
    • Membership
      Associate member, Japan Kogei Association
      Academy of Lacquer Research
    Yasuko Konishi

    Style

    Thick shell raden (mother-of-pearl inlay)

    Biography

    • 1968
      Born in Nara City as the eldest daughter of KITAMURA Shosai
    • 1988
      Graduated from the Kyoto Women’s Junior College, majoring in Japanese Language
    • 1992
      Upon marriage started lacquerwork, the family business
    • 1993
      Selected for the 22nd Japan Traditional Art Crafts Kinki Exhibition for the first time
    • 2002
      Selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition for the first time
    • 2004
      Selected for the Exhibition of Japanese Traditional Urushi Works for the first time
    • 2006
      Completed the Training Course in Repairing Cultural Assets held by the Agency for Cultural Affairs
    • 2009
      Submitted to the “Pedigree of Raden – Living National Treasure Shosai Kitamura Exhibition” at Osaka Takashimaya
      Solo exhibition at Gallery Kinowa (Nara City)
    • 2012
      LUX LAC Natural Lacquer in Mode, Exhibition in Beijing 2012 (QIAO GALLERY, Beijing)
    • 2013
      Shigeru Kitamura and Yasuko Konishi Two-men Exhibition at Osaka Takashimaya Gallery NEXT
      Produced Obi accessories for Kawashima Selkon Textiles Co., Ltd

    Awards

    • 2001
      Received the Kinki Branch Incentive Award at the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Kinki Exhibition. Her work was purchased by Matsushita Museum Garden Shinshin-an
    • 2011
      Received the Nara Board of Education Superintendent’s Award at the 40th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Kinki Exhibition

    Public Collections

    • Nara Crafts Museum
    • Shiseido Art House
    • Midorigaoka Art Museum
    • Matsushita Museum Gardens Shinshin-an
    • Tafu Gallery (Fujian, China)
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