Shoei Hitomi
- Lacquerware
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Price Range
$3,000 - 14,000
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- CategoryLacquerware
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Born1954 -
- Based inKyoto
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MembershipFull member, Japan Kogei Association

Biography
- 1954Born in Nantan City, Kyoto Prefecture
- 1985Selected for the Kinki Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (selected 20 times from this year onward)
- 1989Selected for the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for the first time (selected 7 times from this year onward)
Style
I make boxes using the harinuki techinique; a technique setting approximately 25 sheets of Japanese traditional paper on a wooden mold, applying lacquer and forming into a box. I apply wrinkled paper on the box and make patterns, and I finish the box by applying jewel beetles and shells.
Awards
- 1991Received the Incentive Award at the Kinki Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
- 2020Received the NHK Chairman Award at the 67th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition