Hafu Matsumoto

Membership	Full member, Japan Kogei Association

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