Akio Watanabe

1953 -
  • Wood and Bamboo Living National Treasure
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  • Designation
    Living National Treasure (Important Intangible Cultural Property for Wood crafts)
  • Category
    Wood and Bamboo
  • Techniques
    Wood inlay, Wood joinery, Wiped lacquer finish
  • Born
    1953 -
  • Based in
    Tokyo
  • Membership
    Full member, Japan Kogei Association

Biography

  • 1953
    Born in Chiba
  • 1975
    Graduated from Woodwork Department, Chiba University
  • 1986
    Selected for Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition (first time)
    Established Komu Kobo studio
  • 1989
    Full member, Japan Kogei Association
  • 1994
    "Sound of Trees and Bamboos" Exhibition, Wako, Ginza, Tokyo
  • 1995
    Judge, Eastern Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
    (also in 1998, 2001, 06, 09, 14)
  • 1996
    "Hibiki no Kai," Wako, Ginza
    (also in 1998, 2000, 02, 04, 06, 08, 10)

Awards

  • 1992
    Received the Incentive Award at the Japanese Traditional
    Art Crafts New Works Exhibition
  • 1993
    Received the Mitsukoshi Prize at the Japanese Traditional
    Art Crafts New Works Exhibition
  • 2011
    Received the Japan Kogei Association Eastern Branch Manager's Award
    at the Eastern Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
  • 2013
    Received the MOA Museum of Art Award at the Eastern Japan
    Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
    Received the Tokyo Board of Education Award at the Traditional Bamboo
    and Wood Exhibition
  • 2014
    Received the Governor of Tokyo Prize at the
    Japan Traditional Kogei Exhibition
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Four-petaled flower Kaguwashi II Glass, lacquer, metal, wood

Group exhibition featuring four different materials: glass, lacquer (Mina Okui), metal (Takahiro Ieide), and wood (Akio Watanabe).