Hiroharu Matsuoka

• Category
  Wood and Bamboo
• Techniques
  Wood joinery, Hollow work, Wood turning, Wiped lacquer finish
• Born
  1953 -
• Membership
  Full member, Japan Kogei Association
  

Biography

• 1953
  Born in Mirasaka Town, Miyoshi City, Hiroshima Prefecture
• 1968
  Studied under the Important Intangible Cultural Property
  Holder KOBAYASHI Kenichiro at Miyajima Town, Saeki
  County, Hiroshima Prefecture
• 1970
  Became independent and returned to Mirasaka-cho
• 2005
  Full member, Japan Kogei Association

Awards

• 2005
  Selected for the Hiroshima Kenbiten
• 2010
  Received the National Cultural Festival Executive
  Committee Chairman’s Award in the Crafts Category at
  the 25th National Cultural Festival Okayama 2010
• 2011
  Received the Kyoto Prefectural Assembly Chairman’s
  Award at the 26th National Cultural Festival Kyoto 2011
• 2012
  Received the Kyoto Shimbun Award in the Crafts Category
  at the Kyoto Art Biennale 2012
  Received the 27th National Cultural Festival Tokushima
  Executive Committee Chairman’s Award at the National
  Cultural Festival 2012 Tokushima Craft Exhibition
• 2013
  Selected for the 56th Traditional Art Crafts Chugoku
  Branch Exhibition
  Selected for the 14th Traditional Bamboo and Wood
  Exhibition
  Received the Incentive Award at the 1st Hiroshima
  Shin-kenbiten
  Selected for the 60th Japan Traditional Art Crafts
  Exhibition
  Selected for the 28th National Cultural Festival
  Yamanashi Arts and Crafts Exhibition