Taiju Hannya

1972 -
  • Metalwork
  • Awarded 12 times at the Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibition
  • Price Range $3,500 - 13,000
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  • Category
    Metalwork
  • Techniques
    Multiple metal casting, Clay mold casting
  • Born
    1972 -
  • Based in
    Toyama
  • Membership
    Full member, Japan Kogei Association
Taiju Hannya

Biography

  • 1972
    Born in Takaoka City. His father is Tamotsu Hannya.
  • 1995
    Graduated from Kansai University, Faculty of Engineering
  • 1998
    Selected for the 45th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for the first time
  • 1999
    Selected for the 38th Toyama Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for the first time
  • 2000
    Selected for the 30th Metalworks Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for the first time
    Selected for the 47th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    Selected for the Craft Competition in Takaoka
  • 2001
    Selected for the 31st Metalworks Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2003
    Participated in the "Casting" Successors Training Group led by Holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property, Akira Saito (- '04)
  • 2007
    Becomes Full member of the Japan Kogei Association
  • 2010
    Learns wax casting from Noboru Hirai
  • 2012
    Participated in the "Gong Production" Successors Training Group led by Holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property, Tameraku Uozumi (- '13)
  • 2015
    Invited to the "Extraordinary Kōgei Art and Contemporary Design from Toyama" held in Onishi Gallery, New York
  • 2019
    Inheritance Exhibition at Hong Kong CIty Hall

Awards

  • 1988
    Awarded at the 41st Takaoka Art Exhibition
  • 1999
    Awarded at the 29th Toyama Prefectural Technical Contest for Casting
  • 2000
    Received the Incentive Award at the 39th Toyama Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2006
    Received the Commissioner for Cultural Affairs Award at the 35th Metalworks Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2007
    Received the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education Award at the 36th Metalworks Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2008
    Received the Japan Kogei Association Award at the 47th Toyama Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2010
    Received the Grand Award at the 16th Takaoka Citizens' Art Exhibition
  • 2015
    Received the Japan Kogei Association Award at the 54th Toyama Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2016
    Received the Excellence Award at the 33rd Tansuiō Award Exhibition
  • 2017
    Received the Sompo Japan Nippon Koa Special Award at the U-50 International Hokuriku Kogei Summit
  • 2019
    Received the Japan Kogei Association Chairman Award at the 66th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2023
    Japan Kōgei Association Award, 62nd Toyama Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2024
    Incentive Award, 63rd Toyama Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2025
    Incentive Award, 64th Toyama Traditional Kōgei Exhibition

Public Collections

  • Takaoka Art Museum
  • Freer Gallery of Art / Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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