Artist Information and Artworks of Ikkokusai Kinjo VII

1965 -

Lacquerware
Public Collections : Imperial Household Agency etc.
Price Range $2,000 - 20,000

Info

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Box with design in kirikane and raised urushi picture. “Star trail”

H 23.6 x W 18.7 x D 12.6 cm
Year.2013 Sold Out

Selected Artwork
“Green wheat” Box with design in kirikane and mother-of-pearl inlay

H 23.8 x W 18.4 x D 12.6 cm
Year.2018 Not for Sale

Awarded Artwork
Tray with Design in Kirikane and Mother-of-pearl Inlay "Dawn"

H 1.9 x W 15.2 x D 23.9 cm
Year.2025 Contact for Price

Selected Artwork
Box with design in kirikane and raised urushi picture. “Man’yō”

H 18.5 x W 18.0 x D 18.0 cm
Year.2014 Sold Out

Selected Artwork
Box with design in kirikane and mother-of-pearl inlay. “Green willow”

H 24.0 x W 16.0 x D 16.0 cm
Year.2019 Sold Out

Selected Artwork
Box with design in kirikane. “Weaving waves”

H 23.7 x W 18.3 x D 12.7 cm
Year.2016 Sold Out

Selected Artwork
Box with design in kirikane and mother-of-pearl inlay “Narrow path with bush clover”

H 16.7 x W 27.0 x D 11.7 cm
Year.2024 Sold Out

Selected Artwork
“Wave motion” Box with design in egg shell and urushi carving

H 12.6 x W 32.3 x D 11.6 cm
Year.2017 Contact for Price

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Box with design in egg shell and urushi carving. “Waterfall”

H 23.2 x W 16.0 x D 16.0 cm
Year.2015 Sold Out

Selected Artwork
Tea Container with Raised Relief and Mother-of-Pearl Inlay "Itsukushima"

H 7.0 x W 6.6 x D 6.6 cm
Year.2026 Contact for Price

Selected Artwork
Square Tray with Design in Kirikane and Mother-of-Pearl Inlay "Trifoliate Orange"

H 2.2 x W 21.5 x D 21.5 cm
Year.2024 Contact for Price

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Box with design in kirikane and mother-of-pearl inlay. “Waves of wheat”

H 18.0 x W 27.0 x D 11.5 cm
Year.2022 Contact for Price

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Food Vessel with Design in Kirikane and Mother-of-Pearl Inlay "White-fruited Sacred Bamboo"

H 7.1 x W 18.4 x D 18.4 cm
Year.2025 Contact for Price

Selected Artwork
Box with Desgin in Kirikane and Mother-of-pearl Inlay "Waiting for the Wind"

H 8.8 x W 25.8 x D 13.5 cm
Year.2023 Sold Out

Selected Artwork
Box with design in kirikane and mother-of-pearl inlay. “First ears of rice”

H 18.0 x W 27.0 x D 11.5 cm
Year.2021 Contact for Price

Selected Artwork
Box with design in mother-of-pearl inlay. “SHIRAITO”

H 16.6 x W 27.0 x D 11.6 cm
Year.2025 Contact for Price

Selected Artwork
Tea Caddy with Kirikane and Mother-of-pearl Inlay "White Wisteria"

H 7.5 x W 7.4 x D 7.4 cm
Year.2024 Sold Out

Selected Artwork
Square Tray with Design in Mother-of-pearl Inlay "Waterfall"

H 2.2 x W 21.5 x D 21.5 cm
Year.2024 Sold Out

Selected Artwork
Tray with Design in Kirikane and Mother-of-pearl Inlay "Shining Ears"

H 2.2 x W 15.3 x D 24.4 cm
Year.2023 Contact for Price

Selected Artwork
Box with design in kirikane and mother-of-pearl inlay. “Waves of wheat”

H 12.6 x W 31.8 x D 11.8 cm
Year.2023 Sold Out

Selected Artwork
Square Tray with Design in Kirikane and Mother-of-Pearl Inlay "Frozen Flowers"

H 3.6 x W 22.7 x D 22.7 cm
Year.2022 Sold Out

Selected Artwork
Box with design in kirikane and mother-of-pearl inlay. “Pink siris”

H 23.6 x W 18.3 x D 12.3 cm
Year.2020 Sold Out

Selected Artwork

Category
Lacquerware
Techniques
Mother-of-pearl inlay (Raden), Carved lacquer, Eggshell inlay, Maki-e
Born

1965 -
Based in
Hiroshima
Membership

Full member, Japan Kogei Association
Holder of Intangible Cultural Property of Hiroshima for "Ikkokusai Takamorie"
Secretary General of the Japan Kōgei Association Chūgoku Branch
Director of the Japan Kōgei Association

Style

Light, wind, water

Biography

1965

Born in Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
1983

Entered the Kagawa Urushi Lacquerware Institute
1988

Completed training as researcher at the Kagawa Urushi Lacquerware Institute
1991

Succeeded to the name "7th Generation Ikkokusai Kinjo"
1992

Selected for the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for the first time
1993

Shikishi Box presented to the Emperor and Empress on their wedding from Hiroshima Prefecture
1995

Becomes Full Member of the Japan Kōgei Association
2004

Received the Hiroshima Cultural Award
2006

Received the Hiroshima Citizen Award
2011

Designated as Holder of Intangible Cultural Property of Hiroshima "Ikkokusai Takamorie" Techniques
2019

Evaluator at the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
2020

Evaluator at the Lacquerware Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
2021

Received the Regional Cultural Merits Award from the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
2022

Appointed as Secretary General of the Japan Kōgei Association Chūgoku Branch
Appointed as Director of the Japan Kōgei Association

Awards

2004

Received the POLA Traditional Culture Award Incentive Award
2005

Received the Japan Kogei Association Incentive Award at the 52nd Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
2007

Received the Energia Art Award from the Energia Culture and Sports Foundation
2013

Recieved the Toyo Kaneshige Award at the 56th Chūgoku Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
2018

Received the Asahi Shimbun Award at the 65th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition