Motoko Suzuki

1981 -
  • Lacquerware
  • Awarded 3 times at the Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibition
  • Price Range $4,000 - 7,000
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    • Category
      Lacquerware
    • Techniques
      Kinma, Dry lacquer
    • Born
      1981 -
    • Based in
      Miyagi
    • Membership
      Full member, Japan Kogei Association

    Biography

    • 1981
      Born in Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture
    • 2004
      Graduated from Tohoku Univversity of Art and Design, Lacquer Art major
    • 2007
      Completed course at Kagawa Urushi Lacquerware Institute (2004 –)
      Studied under Masado Fujita in Hirosaki, Aomori (up to 2010)
    • 2009
      Selected for the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for the first time

    Awards

    • 2010
      Received the Iwate Governor Award at the 50th East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 2020
      Received the Tokyo Governor Award at the 61st East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 2025
      Japan Kōgei Association New Artist Award, 72nd Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition

    Public Collections

    • Ise Foundation
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    The 7th Passing on Japanese Kōgei (Art Crafts) Exhibition

    A group exhibition by young artists aged 50 and under affiliated with the Japan Kōgei Association. Works on the theme of "Living Creatures" will be exhibited and available for purchase, spanning the fields of Ceramics, Textiles, Lacquerware, Metalwork, Woodwork, Glasswork, and Cloisonné enamel work.