Hafu Matsumoto
- Wood and Bamboo
- 1952 -

Membership | Full member, Japan Kogei Association |
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- 1952 Born in Haneda, Tokyo
- 1972 Studied bamboo art under IIZUKA Shokansai (Living National Treasure)
- 1976 Opened a bamboo craft studio in Sunamachi, Koto Ward, Tokyo
- 1988 Relocated studio to Tateyama City, Chiba Prefecture
- 1996 July to August: Group exhibition of bamboo art at Felissimo Design House, New York
- 2001 Solo exhibition at Daimaru Department Store, Tokyo
- 2003 Solo exhibition and NHK broadcast from the Gangetsu-an Tea Room, Shiroyama Park, Tateyama, Chiba Prefecture
- 2004 Solo exhibition at Ippodo Gallery, Ginza, Tokyo
- 2009 Invited to exhibit for "The New Bamboo - Modern Japanese Masters-" at Oita Prefectural Art Museum
- 2011 Exhibited, lectured on bamboo craft for "From Father Shokansai to the Apprentices" about Iizuka Shokansai in Ota City, Gunma Prefecture
- 2012 Selected for "Exhibition of Tea Ceremony Today- Utility and Form", at Musée Tomo, Toranomon, Tokyo
- 2013 Exhibited in "The birth of modern bamboo art" at the Tochigi Kuranomachi Museum of Art
Relocated to Minamiboso City, Chiba Prefecture - 2017 Solo exhibition at Ippodo New York
- 2019 Collaborated with LOEWE (Spanish fashion brand) to release bamboo products for Milan Fashion Week
- 2004Received the "Cotsen Bamboo Prize" Semi Grand Prix, exhibited at Asian Art Museum, San Francisco
- 2007Received the Best New Artist Prize at the 54th Japan Kogei Exhibition
- 2008Received the Highest Prize "Tokyo Governor Prize" at the 48th Eastern Branch Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
- 2014Received the Chairman of the Japan Kogei Association Prize at the 61st Japan Traditional Kogei Exhibition
Price Range
$ 6,000 - 34,000
34 artworks posted