Masako Matsuo
- Ceramics
- 1969 -
MATSUO’s production is characterized by her broad-ranging style and works, from simple traditional glazes through to the ornate and modern. In her contemporary pieces she uses such techniques as neriage (marbling), kinsai (painting in overglaze gold¬), and saidei (painting on clay).
She is also a much admired flower artist, especially among young women, and creates many ceramic pieces with floral motifs such as roses or cherry tree leaves.
| Membership | Full member, Fukuoka Prefectural Art Association Secretary-General, Japan Original Flower Association (JOFA) (President-elect) |
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- 1969 Born in Iizuka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
- 1975 Studied ceramics under her father, MATSUO Muzo (Aged 6)
- 1993 Graduated from the Faculty of Literature at the Fukuoka Women’s University (acquired the Senior High School Teaching License)
- 1995 Studied textiles under TORISU Mizuko, an artist who has received the Medal with Purple Ribbon
- 1997 Selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
- 2005 Selected for the Japanese Crafts Exhibition (2005, 2007, 2009)
- 2006 Jury member at the Fukuoka Senior Art Exhibition
- 2007 Qualified as one of the 30 Selected Ceramic Artists in Western Japan (Her works exhibited at the Kyushu National Museum)
- 2008 Selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition. Selected several times to date
Selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition, West Japan Arts and Crafts Exhibition, and Western Japanese Crafts Exhibition - 2009 Selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition and West Japan Arts and Crafts Exhibition
“Ceramics Kingdom Exhibition” at Fukuoka Iwataya
Started the “Jewelry Ceramics” online store (Search “Jewelry Ceramics”) - 2011 Jury member at the Kasuya Art Exhibition (Requested by the Fukuoka Fine Arts Society)(,2013
- 2013 Published “Flower Arrangement, the Ten Golden Rules”, among other books
Established JIFS (JOFA Internet Flower School) - 2014 Jury memberat the Fukuoka Art Exhibition
- 1980Received the Museki Award (at the age of 10) at the Chikuho Art Exhibition
- 1991Received the Incentive Award at the West Japan Crafts Exhibition
- 1994Received the Asahi Shimbun Silver Award at the West Japan Arts and Crafts Exhibition
- 1995Received the Minister of Education, Science and Culture Prize at the West Japan Crafts Exhibition
- 1998Received the Board of Education Award at the West Japan Arts and Crafts Exhibition
- 2000Received the Incentive Award at the Western Japan Ceramic Exhibition
Received the Fukuoka Fine Arts Society Award at the Fukuoka General Art Exhibition - 2009Received the Full Member’s Grand Prize at the Fukuoka Fine Arts Society Full Members Exhibition
- 2010Received the KKB Kagoshima Broadcasting Corporation Award at the West Japan Traditional Arts and Crafts Exhibition
Received the Technical Award at the Kyusyu Yamaguchi Ceramics Exhibition - 2011Awarded at the 1st Uminaka Preserved Flower Kyushu Exhibition
Held “The World of Muzo Matsuo and Masako Matsuo Exhibition” (ACROS Fukuoka Takumi “Art & Craft” Gallery)
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