Noriko Matsumoto

1960 -
  • Lacquerware
  • Price Range $2,500 - 14,000
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  • Awards at Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibitions : 8

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    • Category
      Lacquerware
    • Techniques
      Kinma, Dry lacquer, Chinkin
    • Born
      1960 -
    • Based in
      Chiba
    • Membership
      Full member, Japan Kogei Association
    Noriko Matsumoto

    Style

    Producing lacquerware with kinma, a technique that was introduced from South East Asia. Kinma is made by carving patterns on the lacquerware surface with a special carving blade known as kinma ken, applying color lacquer on the carved patterns, polishing after drying to remove excess color lacquer, and burnishing.
    Expressing plants and natural scenery lyrically and delicately.

    Biography

    • 1960
      Born in Usa City, Oita Prefecture
    • 1982
      Graduated from Oita Prefectural College of Arts (current Oita Prefectural College of Arts and Culture), Arts Department
    • 1987
      Completed research student course and researcher course at Kagawa Urushi Lacquerware Institute
    • 1994
      Submitted to "Choshitsu (Carved Lacquer) Today" at the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Crafts Gallery
    • 2001
      Invited to submit to the Oita Prefectural College of Arts and Culture 40th Anniversary Exhibition
    • 2011
      Evaluator at the 51st East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 2015
      Evaluator at the 55th East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 2018
      Evaluator at the 58th East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition

    Awards

    • 1988
      Received the Board of Education Incentive Award at the Kagawa Prefectural Art Exhibition
    • 1994
      Received the Incentive Award at the 34th Traditional Kōgei New Works Exhibition
    • 2003
      Received the Kawatoku Award at the 43rd Traditional Kōgei New Works Exhibition
    • 2005
      Received the Asahi Shimbun Award at the 45th Traditional Kōgei New Works Exhibition
    • 2008
      Received the Mitsukoshi Award at the 48th Traditional Kōgei New Works Exhibition
    • 2009
      Received the Hayashibara Mutual Aid Association Bicchu Lacquer Award at the 27th Lacquerware Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 2010
      Received the Asahi Shimbun Award at the 28th Lacquerware Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 2011
      Received the 2nd Kagawa Traditional Crafts Matsudaira Foundation Award
    • 2014
      Received the Incentive Award at the 54th East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
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