Eishi Shimizu
- Lacquerware
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Price Range
$16,000 - 20,000
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- CategoryLacquerware
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TechniquesMaki-e, Mother-of-pearl inlay (Raden), Eggshell inlay, Metal sheet inlay, Kawarinuri, Silver hyomon
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Born1958 -
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MembershipFull member, Japan Kogei Association
Manager of the Japan Kōgei Association Ishikawa Branch
Committee Member of the Ishikawa Prefectural Artistic And Cultural Association
Deliberative Member of the Kanazawa Craft Council
Biography
- 1958Born in Osaka
- 1981Graduated from Kanazawa College of Art, Design Major
Studied under Living National Treasure Shogyo Oba - 1987Becomes Full Member of the Japan Kōgei Association
- 1989First solo exhibition at Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture
- 1990Submitted to the The International Garden and Greenery Exposition '90, Government Pavilion
- 1993Submitted to the Taipei International Exhibition of Traditional Arts & Crafts
- 1996Part-time lecturer at Kanazawa College of Art (up to 2010)
- 2000Submitted to Ishikawa Traditional Arts & Crafts Exhibition in Beijing
Specially invited to submit to the Ishikawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition - 2004Judge at the 60th Contemporary Arts Exhibition in Ishikawa
Evaluator at the 45th Ishikawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition - 2007Trainee at the Important Intangible Cultural Property "Raden (mother-of-pearl inlay)" successors training course by Living National Treasure Shosai Kitamura
- 2008Evaluator at the 49th Ishikawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
- 2009"The Current State of Kanazawa Crafts" Exhibition at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa
- 2011Judge for the 67th Kanazawa Craft Exhibition
Judge for the Contemporary Arts Exhibition in Ishikawa
Solo Exhibition at Gallery comfrey - 2012Kanazawa – Tainan Craft Exchange Exhibition
- 2013Kogei World Competition in Kanazawa 2013 "Space for Tea Time"
- 2015Took part in the production of artwork for the Shinkansen waiting room at Kanazawa Station
- 2016Took part in the restoration of the pillars at Zentokuji in Johana, Toyama and applied gold leaf
- 2017Submitted to the Ishikawa International Urushi Exhibition 50th Anniversary "Kanazawa Urushi Art Compare" at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa
- 2019Submitted to "Kira Kira Urushi World" at Kanazawa Nakamura Memorial Museum
Style
Producing artwork using unique makie techniques and material, and expressing the four seasons in Japan by using motifs of nature for the designs.
Awards
- 1981Received the Japan urushi Association Incentive Award for graduation work
- 1988Received the Grand Award at the Contemporary Arts Exhibition in Ishikawa
Received the Incentive Award at the Ishikawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition - 1989Received the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education Award at the 6th Lacquerware Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
Received the Design Center Chairman Award at the Kanazawa Urushi Ware Association Exhibition
Received the Hokuriku Broadcasting President Award at the Kanazawa City Craft Exhibition
Received the Incentive Award at the Contemporary Arts Exhibition in Ishikawa - 1999Received the Prefecture Governor Award at the 40th Ishikawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
- 2000Received the Incentive Award at the Kanazawa Craft Exhibition (6 times from this year onward)
- 2001Received the Art Cultural Grand Award at the Contemporary Arts Exhibition in Ishikawa
- 2003Received the Ishikawa Traditional Industry Promotion Council Chairman Award at the Kanazawa City Craft Exhibition
- 2009Received the Ishikawa Prefectural Artistic And Cultural Association Chairman Award at the Kenrokuen Grand Tea Ceremony Craft Exhibition
- 2015Received the Japan Kōgei Association Award at the 56th Ishikawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
Public Collections
- Kanazawa Nakamura Memorial Museum