Kaoru Uchino
- Lacquerware
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- Awards at Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibitions : 3
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- CategoryLacquerware
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TechniquesMaki-e
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Born1951 -
- Based inIshikawa
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MembershipFull member, Japan Kogei Association
Director, Japan Association for Urushi Cultural Heritage
Member, Academy of Lacquer Research
Part-time lecturer, Tokyo University of the Arts (Intensive Course)
Lecturer, Ishikawa Prefectural Institute of Wajima Lacquer Arts
Biography
- 1951Born in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
- 1975Graduated from the Department of Crafts at the Tokyo University of the Arts
- 1977Selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition for the first time (Hosted by the Agency for Cultural Affairs). Selected successively to date
- 1980Maki-e Vessels Exhibition (Aoyama Tourindou Gallery)
- 1980Completed the Master’s Degree in Urushi-Art at the Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts
- 1983Selected for the Exhibition of Japanese Traditional Urushi Works for the first time. Selected successively to date
- 1991Produced the armour and saddle for the Shikinen Sengu Ceremony in Ise Jingu
- 1997Submitted to the CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE CRAFTS Exhibition (Japan Foundation), and the exhibited work was later purchased
- 2000Produced the maki-e box that was offered by Ishikawa Prefecture to Prince and Princess Akishino as a gift commemorating their visit
- 2000Designed the “Spring and Summer Maki-e” pipe organ façade at the Ishikawa Ongakudo
- 2000Engaged in the restoration work of the ceiling covered with maki-e decorations at the Konpiragu Shrine (Completed in 2004)
- 20011st solo exhibition at Gallery Tanaka (Ginza, Tokyo)
- 20062nd solo exhibition at Gallery Tanaka (Ginza, Tokyo)
- 2006Japan&Korea Urushi Arts Exhibition (University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts)
- 2006“Taipei Exhibition of Ishikawa Crafts and Craftsmanship” at the National CKS Memorial Hall
- 2008“The Universe on the Palm of my Hand” at Chikuryudo (Ginza, Tokyo)
- 20123rd Kaoru and Miyako Uchino Urushi Art Exhibition (Ginza, Tokyo)
- 2012Submitted to the 125th Anniversary Event Tokyo University of the Arts, URUSHI ART History and the Future Exhibition (The University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts)
- 20121st Kaoru and Miyako Uchino Urushi Art Exhibition at Yamato-Ogura Inc. Gallery, Nagiso, Nagano
- 20144th Kaoru and Miyako Uchino Urushi Art Exhibition (Ginza, Tokyo)
Awards
- 1977Received the Asahi Shimbun Prize at the 51st Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
- 1983Received the Asahi Shimbun Prize at the 2nd Exhibition of Japanese Traditional Urushi Works
Received the Tokyo Board of Education Award at the 27th Exhibition of Japanese Traditional Urushi Works - 1984Selected for the Ishikawa Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition. Selected for successive Exhibitions to date (Mayor of Kanazawa Award, Incentive Award)