Seisei Asai

• Category
  Metalwork
• Techniques
  Metal inlay
• Born
  1945 -
• Based in
  Tokyo
• Membership
  Full member, Japan Kogei Association
  

Biography

• 1945
  Born in Keijo, Korea (presently Seoul City). Named Sei
• 1968
  Graduated from Hosei University. Studied under metal chaser KATSURA Moriyuki while studying at university
• 1970
  Selected for the Exhibition of New Works of Traditional Art Crafts (presently Eastern Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition). Submitting to date
• 1971
  Selected for the Japanese Traditional Metalwork Exhibition. Submitting to date
  Selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition. Submitting to date
• 1975
  Full member, Japan Kogei Association
• 1985
  Judge at the Japanese Traditional Metalwork Exhibition. Held the post to date
• 1986
  Judge at the Eastern Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition. Held the post to date
• 1988
  Jury member at the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
• 1993
  Prepared the sacred treasure for the 61st Shikinen Sengu
• 2001
  Submitted to the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition. The exhibited work was purchased by the Imperial Household Agency
• 2013
  Prepared the sacred treasure for the 62nd Shikinen Sengu
  Submitted to the 53rd Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition. Offered his work to the Jingu Chokokan Museum

Awards

• 1978
  Received the Incentive Award at the Japanese Traditional Metalwork Exhibition. Awarded twice to date
• 1985
  Received the Incentive Award at the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
• 1988
  Received the Incentive Award at the Eastern Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
• 1997
  Received the Japan Kogei Association Award at the Japanese Traditional Metalwork Exhibition
• 2000
  Received the Asahi Shimbun Prize at the Japanese Traditional Metalwork Exhibition
• 2011
  Received the Japanese Traditional Metalwork Special Memorial Award
• 2024
  Soukeikai Award, 52nd Metalworks Traditional Kōgei Exhibition