Kiyoshi Torige
- Lacquerware
- Price Range Please Inquire
- Awards at Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibitions : 5
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- CategoryLacquerware
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TechniquesChinkin
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Born1955 -
- Based inTokyo
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MembershipFull member, Japan Kogei Association
Japan Association for Urushi Cultural Heritage
Biography
- 1955Born in Anamizu Town, Hosu County, Ishikawa Prefecture
- 1974Graduated from the Woodcrafts Course at the Ishikawa
Wajima Vocational High School - 1975Studied Chinkin under MAE Fumio (Important Intangible
Cultural Property Holder in Chinkin) - 1978Completed the Chinkin Course at the Ishikawa Prefectural
Institute of Wajima Lacquer Arts - 1981Designated as a Domestic Researcher for the Agency for
Cultural Affairs - 1984Attended and completed the Kyushitsu (lacquer ware)
Course at the Ishikawa Prefectural Institute of Wajima
Lacquer Arts - Present
Full member, Eastern Japan Branch Executive Board
Member, Japan Kogei Association
Executive Director at the Japan Cultural Assets Urushi
Association
Part-time lecturer at the Tokyo University of the Arts
(Intensive courses)
Awards
- 1985Received the Agency for Cultural Affairs Commissioner’s
Award at the 2nd Exhibition of Japanese Traditional
Urushi Works - 1988Received the Governor of Ishikawa Prize at the 29th
Ishikawa Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition - 1990Received the Tokyo Board of Education Award at the
7th Exhibition of Japanese Traditional Urushi Works - 1998Received the Tokyo Board of Education Award at the 15th Exhibition of Japanese Traditional Urushi Works
- 2011Received the Prince Takamatsu Memorial Prize at the 58th Exhibition of Japanese Traditional Urushi Works