Yukihiro Kono

1962 -
  • Wood and Bamboo
  • Price Range $2,500 - 11,000
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  • Awards at Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibitions : 12

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    • Category
      Wood and Bamboo
    • Techniques
      Hollow work, Wood turning, Wood inlay
    • Born
      1962 -
    • Based in
      Fukuoka
    • Membership
      Full member, Japan Kogei Association
      Japan Kogei Association West Japan Branch, Executive Director
    Yukihiro Kono

    Style

    Hollowing beautiful blocks of high-grade wood while pursuing the harmony of the form and wood grain, and finishing with lacquer. I aim to make the color gradation and gloss blend with the wood to become a piece that comforts people's minds.

    Biography

    • 1962
      Born in Nogata City, Fukuoka Prefecture
    • 1980
      Studies under his father, Takahiro at his workshop
    • 1992
      Submitted to and selected for the first time at the 39th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (selected 28 times up to 2013)
    • 1993
      Submited to and selected for the first time at the 28th West Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (selected 28 times up to 2013)
    • 1996
      Selected for the 4th Tanko Biennale Tea Ceremony Art Exhibition
      Becomes Full Member of the Japan Kogei Association
    • 1997
      Participates in the successors training program by Living National Treasure, Ryozo Kawagita
    • 1999
      Submitted to Toyama Traditional Kōgei Exhibition as a countenancer (submitted 21 times from this year onward)
      Two-person Exhibition with Kiyotsugu Nakagawa at Nihombashi Takashimaya Art Gallery
    • 2002
      Becomes Manager of the Japan Kogei Association West Japan Branch
    • 2011
      Judge at the Fukuoka City Art Competition
    • 2014
      Solo Exhibition at Fukuoka Mitsukoshi (also in 2017)

    Awards

    • 1994
      Received the Asahi Shimbun Gold Award at the 29th West Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 1995
      Received the Asahi Shimbun Grand Award at the 30th West Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 2002
      Received the Oita Governor Award at the 37th West Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 2003
      Received the Kumamoto Prefecture Award at the 38th West Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 2006
      Received the Oita Governor Award at the 41st West Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 2008
      Received the Japan Kogei Association Award at the 43rd West Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 2010
      Received the Kyushi Asahi Broadcasting Award at the 45th West Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 2012
      Received the Asahi Shimbun Grand Award at the 47th West Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 2014
      Received the KKB Kagoshima Broadcasting Corporation Award at the 49th West Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 2015
      Received the Nogata Cultural Award
    • 2019
      Received the Tokyo Metropolitan Borad of Education Award at the 17th Wood and Bamboo Traditional Kōgei Exhibition

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