Michiko Kaseyama

Style

Creating color gradation and perspective using the kinma techinique, mainly dot cutting. I use natural motifs from my own garden and fields for the designs and make a story while working on a piece.

Biography

• 1950
  Born in Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture
• 1994
  Studied under lacquerware artist Kenji Komatsubara
• 1996
  Selected for the Lacquerware Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (21 times)
• 1997
  Selected for the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (12 times)
• 2003
  Selected for the West Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2004
  Selected for the West Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2005
  Becomes Full Member of the Japan Kōgei Association

Awards

• 1997
  Received the Incentive Award at the Yamaguchi City Art Exhibition
• 2005
  Received the Asahi Shimbun Incentive Award at the Yamaguchi Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2006
  Received the Tsuchi no Hana Zen-noh Award a the Yamaguchi Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2009
  Received the Niimi Mayor Award at the Bicchu urushi Exhibition
• 2010
  Received the NHK Yamaguchi Broadcasting Station Award at the Yamaguchi Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2011
  Received the Yamaguchi Asahi Broadcasting Station (yab) Award at the Yamaguchi Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2012
  Received the Asahi Shimbun Award at the Yamaguchi Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2015
  Received the Yamaguchi Prefecture Educational Achievement Award
• 2018
  Received the JA Group Yamaguchi/Tsuchi no Hana Award at the Yamaguchi Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2022
  Received the JA Group Yamaguchi/Tsuchi no Hana Award at the Yamaguchi Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2024
  NHK Yamaguchi Broadcasting Station Award, 47th Yamaguchi Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2026
  Asahi Shimbun Award, 49th Yamaguchi Traditional Kōgei Exhibition

Public Collections

• Hagi Uragami Museum
• Niimi Museum of Art