Masahiro Sasaki
- Lacquerware
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Price Range
$13,000 - 27,000
Info
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close - Awards at Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibitions : 8
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- CategoryLacquerware
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TechniquesKinma, Dry lacquer, Lacquered bamboo
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Born1953 -
- Based inKagawa
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MembershipFull member, Japan Kogei Association
Holder of Intangible Cultural Property of Kagawa Prefecture for "Kinma"
Vice Secretary General of the Japan Kōgei Association Shikoku Branch
Biography
- 1977Received the Excellence Award for graduation work at Musashino Art University
- 1979Completed the Master's Degree Program at Musashino Art University Graduate School of Art and Design
- 1983Selected for the first time at the 30th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
- 2007Specially invited to the Lacquerware Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
- 2009Evaluator for the 26th Lacquerware Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (also in 2013 and 2016)
Designated as Holder of Intangible Cultural Property of Kagawa Prefecture for "Kinma" - 2011Received the Kagawa Prefecture Cultural Arts Award
- 2014Evaluator for the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
- 2021Awarded as Kagawa Prefecture Person of Cultural Merits
Style
SASAKI applies bokashi-nuri (shading) for a finish coat and expresses patterns with fine line carving, and uses the kinma (incised and color-filled decoration) technique to inlay the patterns and give gradation in the color.
Awards
- 1990Received the Asahi Shimbun Award at the 7th Lacquerware Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (also in 2006)
- 1999Received the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education Award at the 16th Lacquerware Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (also in 2005)
- 2000Received the Japan Kogei Association Award at the 17th Lacquerware Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
- 2008Received the Tokyo Governor Award at the 55th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
- 2011Received the Japan Kogei Association Incentive Award at the 58th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
- 2022Received the MITSUI Golden Takumi Award
Public Collections
- Takamatsu Art Museum
- The Kagawa Museum