Artist Information and Artworks of Kenji Suda

1954 -

Wood and Bamboo Living National Treasure
Price Range $7,000 - 39,000

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Box of Paulownia Wood for Tanzaku “Auspicious Cloud Over Paulownia Flower”

H 7.2 x W 9.5 x D 40.0 cm
Year.2018 Contact for Price

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Board for Hanging Flowers with Lightly Ridged Surface Made of Chestnut Wood and Finished in Wiped Urushi

H 2.0 x W 21.0 x D 139.0 cm
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Small chest of drawers made of Japanese raisin wood finished in wiped urushi. “Uta-awase”

H 25.0 x W 30.0 x D 14.0 cm
Year.2023 Sold Out

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Box of maple wood. “Stele”

H 25.0 x W 30.0 x D 14.0 cm
Year.2017 Sold Out

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Low table of Japanese raisin wood and Japanese pagoda tree wood “oterano”

H 32.0 x W 114.0 x D 46.0 cm
Year.2024 Contact for Price

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Small Box of Zelkova Finished in Wiped Urushi

H 8 x W 15.8 x D 12.4 cm
Year.2022 Sold Out

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Table of Japanese Oak Wood and Maple Wood “Azekura”

H 34.0 x W 123.0 x D 42.0 cm
Year.2022 Sold Out

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Box of Maple Wood Finished in Wiped Urushi "Sun and Moon"

H 10.5 x W 13.8 x D 13.8 cm
Year.2023 Sold Out

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Small Chest with Maple Wood Inlay " Setting Out to the Sea of Stars"

H 20.0 x W 49.0 x D 13.0 cm
Year.2021 Sold Out

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Claro Walnut and Cherry Wood Table "Yatsuhashi II"

H 72.0 x W 160.0 x D 135.0 cm
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“Afuchinotana” Two-tiered shelf of chinaberry wood and maple wood with lightly ridged surface finished in wiped urushi

Year.2018 Sold Out

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Small chest of drawers of maple wood decorated with renji. “Ikaruga”

H 6.3 x W 15 x D 29.5 cm
Year.2019 Sold Out

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Designation
Living National Treasure (Important Intangible Cultural Property for Wood crafts)
Category
Wood and Bamboo
Techniques
Wood joinery, Wiped lacquer finish
Born

1954 -
Based in
Gunma
Membership

Full member, Japan Kogei Association

About the Artist

Artworks with a Pure and Modern Aura

Woodwork artist Kenji Suda was born to a family of woodworkers since his grandfather's generation. He himself became a woodwork artist, and in 2010, he received the Medal with Purple Ribbon, a medal granted to meritorious people in the art field. In 2014, he was designated as Living National Treasure for "Woodwork". Among various woodwork techniques, Suda creates exquisite pieces using the wood joinery technique, which is joining wood pieces without using any nails or other metal hardware. Not only does it look beautiful on the outside, but the structure and the inside is also beautiful to detail including the metal fittings that he makes himself. Just like his motto when making his artwork, to "be graceful and elegant", his artwork as a total is overflowing with grace and dignity. His artwork has been added to the collections of the British Museum in the UK and famous art museums in Japan.

1973

Graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Kogei High School
Studied under his father SUDA Sousui
1975

Selected for 22nd Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition (first time)
1979

Full member, Japan Kogei Association
1997

Part-time Instructor, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts(~1998)
Judge, the 44th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (5 successive service to date)
2008

Part-time lecturer, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts(~2012)
2009

Assigned to NZ as a cultural ambassador sponsored by the Agency for Cultural Affairs
2010

Received the Medal with Purple Ribbon
2014

Designated as a holder of important intangible cultural property (woodwork)

Awards

1985

Received the Agency for Cultural Affairs Commissioner’s Award at the 2nd Traditional
Bamboo and Wood Exhibition
1992

Received the Asahi Shimbun Prize at the 5th Traditional Bamboo and Wood Exhibition
1994

Received the Japan Kogei Association Incentive Award at the 41st Japan Traditional Art
Crafts Exhibition
2006

Received the Asahi Shimbun Prize at the 53rd Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
2008

Received the Japan Kogei Association “Important Intangible Cultural Asset” Holder's Prize at the 55th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
2010

MOA Museum Award in the Craft Category at the 17th MOA Mokichi Okada Awards Exhibition