Masahiro Sunata

1950 -
  • Lacquerware
  • Awarded 6 times at the Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibition
  • Price Range $2,000 or more
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  • Category
    Lacquerware
  • Techniques
    Dry lacquer
  • Born
    1950 -
  • Membership
    Full member, Japan Kogei Association
    Japan Kōgei Association Homepage Committee, Toyama Branch (– 2021)
    Member of the Japan Cultural Property Lacquer Association
    Director of the Oyabe CIty Arts and Culure Federation
Masahiro Sunata

Style

Using the kanshitsu (dry alacquer) technique
Reinforcing with ramie

Biography

  • 1950
    Born in Shotoku Village, Nishitonami County, Toyama Prefecture (current Oyabe City)
  • 1973
    Graduated from Hokkaido University, Faculty of Humanity and Human Sciences (Occidental History)
    (Shotoku Elementary School - Tonami Hokubu Junior High School - Takaoka High School)
  • 1976
    Joined Asahi Shikki in Fukuoka Town, Takaoka City (Takaoka Laquerware Cashew Painting)
  • 1986
    Learned urushi lacquering from Shuzo Uchijima at Takaoka Shikki Cooperative Association Successors' Training School
  • 1989
    Self taigh and started making kanshitsu (dry lacquer) lacquerware
  • 1990
    Trained under Yoshio Goto, Professor of Takaoka National College
  • 1993
    Trained under Naodai Sakashita in Kanazawa CIty
    "Kanshitsu Covered Food Vessel" selected for the 40th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for the first time (selected several times from this year onward)
    "Kanshitsu Covered Food Vessel" selected for the 10th Lacquerware Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for the first time (selected several times from this year onward)
  • 1994
    Attended the Takaoka City Traditional Technique Training Course
    (dry-lacquer technique), taught by Kiichiro Masumura (-1995)
  • 1998
    Becomes Full Member of the Japan Kōgei Association
  • 2007
    Submitted to the 20th Anniversary Amicale Exhibition (JAA Gallery, Ginza, Toyama) up to the 28th Exhibition
  • 2017
    Solo Exhibition "Excellent Crafts of Masahiro Sunata" (Tonami Art Museum)
  • 2018
    Selection Exhibition "Masahiro Sunata / Shuzo Nomura Two-person Exhibiton" (Art House Oyabe)
  • 2019
    "Kanshitsu Covered Vessel" selected for the 66th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (13th time)

Awards

  • 1990
    Received the Waza Award for "Kanshitsu Covered Vessel" at the Takaoka no Waza Exhibition
  • 1991
    Received the Incentive Award for "Kanshitsu Food Vessel Vermilion and Black" at the 30th Toyama Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 1992
    Received the Japan Kōgei Association Award for "Kanshitsu Vermilion Lacquer Covered Food Vessel" at the 31st Toyama Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 1993
    Received the Japan Kōgei Association Toyama Branch Award for "Kanshitsu Covered Food Vessel" at the 32nd Toyama Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 1994
    Received the Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art & Design Award for "Kanshitsu Tamenuri Food Vessel" at the 33rd Toyama Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 1995
    Received the Incentive Award for "Kanshitsu Covered Food Vessel" at the 34th Toyama Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 1998
    Received the Japan Kōgei Association Award for "Kanshitsu Covered Food Vessel" at the 37th Toyama Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 1999
    Received the Takaoka City Board of Education Award for "Kanshitsu Food Vessel" at the 38th Toyama Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2001
    Received the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education Award for "Kanshitsu Covered Food Vessel" at the 18th Lacquerware Traditional Kōgei Exhibition

Public Collections

  • Takaoka Art Museum
  • Ise Foundation

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