Tomoko Ono

Style

I try to make comforting designs using plants we are familiar with. I do everything by myself from designing to dry lacquering and applying makie on the wood base.

Biography

• 1942
  Born in Ehime Prefecture
• 1980
  Studied under Kazumi Murose (designated as Living National Treasure in 2008)
• 1988
  Selected for the East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for the first time
• 1989
  Selected for the Lacquerware Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for the first time
• 1994
  "White Clover" submitted to the Lacquerware Traditional Kōgei Exhibition purchased by the Imperial Household Agency
• 1998
  Selected for the 45th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for the first time
• 2001
  Becomes Full Member of the Japan Kōgei Association
• 2006
  Lacquerware Artists 3 person Exhibition at Gallery Tanaka (Ginza, Tokyo)
• 2007
  Took part in the successors training program for "thick shell raden" held by the Japan Kōgei Association
  Trained under Living National Treasure Shosai Kitamura
• 2010
  Submitted to the East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition 50th Anniversary Exhibition "Art Crafts in the 21st Century : A View from Abroad" held at the MOA Museum of Art
• 2015
  Submitted to the "Raden Yoyo (Shining Raden)" Exhibition held at Mitsukoshi Nihombashi Main Store
• 2019
  Submitted to the "Raden Yoyo (Shining Raden)" Exhibition held at Mitsukoshi Nihombashi Main Store
• Currently lecturer of lacquer art and makie at Mejiro Urushi Gakusha

Awards

• 1999
  Received the Japan Kōgei Association Incentive Award at the East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for Makie Box "Early Summer Breeze"