Artist Information and Artworks of Kiun Nitta

1944 -

Wood and Bamboo
Awarded 5 times at the Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibition
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low table of red sandal wood

H 5.0 x W 66.0 x D 34.0 cm
Year.2013 $ 4,174

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box of red sandal wood with fine decoration of box wood inlay

H 12.0 x W 32.0 x D 15.0 cm
Year.1990 $ 27,822

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Box of red sandalwood with wood inlay decoration. “Resonant life”

H 17.2 x W 15.8 x D 15.8 cm
Year.2013 Contact for Price

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Octagonal box of red sandalwood with wood inlay decoration

H 10.5 x W 24 x D 24 cm
Year.2007 $ 20,867

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Low table of red sandalwood

H 19 x W 67 x D 33 cm
Year.2017 $ 4,174

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Food vessel of black walnut wood

H 7.7 x W 40.6 x D 40.6 cm
Year.2019 $ 1,392

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Coffer of red sandalwood with wood inlay decoration. “Hazy moon”

H 10.7 x W 16 x D 23 cm
Year.2019 Contact for Price

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cabinet of red sandal wood with wood inlay

H 97.0 x W 97.0 x D 34.0 cm
Year.1994 Not for Sale
low table of red sandal wood and wood inlay

H 19.0 x W 58.0 x D 31.0 cm
Year.2011 Not for Sale
Incense box

H 3.5 x W 5.4 x D 6.8 cm
Year.2014 $ 348

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Coffer of red sandalwood with wood inlay decoration. “Arrival of spring”

H 12.4 x W 18.0 x D 14.0 cm
Year.2017 Contact for Price

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sideboard of red sandal wood finished in wiped urushi

H 99.0 x W 160.0 x D 46.0 cm
Year.2007 Not for Sale
“Dimly light surface of river” Coffer of red sandalwood with wood inlay decoration

H 10.4 x W 17.1 x D 24.0 cm
Year.2018 Contact for Price

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Box of red sandalwood with wood inlay decoration. “Mountain village”

H 8.7 x W 31.8 x D 14.0 cm
Year.2015 Contact for Price

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Coffer of red sandalwood with wood inlay decoration. “Peacefulness”

H 9.3 / ø 24.0 cm
Year.2016 Contact for Price

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Box of red sandalwood with wood inlay decoration. “Milky way”

H 8.1 x W 10.1 x D 33.8 cm
Year.2014 Contact for Price

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Category
Wood and Bamboo
Techniques
Wood joinery, Wood inlay, Hollow work
Born

1944 -

Style

As the main material, NITTA uses precious imported hardwood (rosewood, ebony, Bombay blackwood, or Burmese rosewood), and employs traditional techniques to create modern works by applying thin-line inlay with Japanese boxwood. He produces many different types of work ranging in size from side boards to tea scoops. In 2007 or so, NITTA started incorporating his own ideas into his pieces.

Biography

1944

Born in Yahata Village, Arida County, Wakayama Prefecture
1952

Graduated from the Crafts Course at the Wakayama Technical High School
Entered SANYO Electric Co., Ltd
1970

Entered the world of Karaki woodwork under his father Nitta Ryuzo
1980

Became independent and started producing works
1985

First solo exhibition. Held 17 solo exhibitions at locations such as Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi and Namba Takashimaya
1986

Selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition for the first time. Selected 31 times to date
1989

Full member, Japan Kogei Association
1995

Received the Arita City Cultural Award
2000

Received the title of Master Craftsman from Wakayama Prefecture
2009

His work received the Minister of Education, Science and Culture Prize and was purchased by the Agency for Cultural Affairs
2014

Box of red sandalwood with wood inlay decoration. "Milky way" was purchased by the Imperial Household Agency
2018

Involved with constructing a replica of a treasure "Raden Shitan no Gogen Biwa" from the Shosoin Repository (Imperial Household Agency)

Awards

1988

Received the Special Prize (Governor’s Award) at the 42nd Wakayama Prefectural Art Exhibition
1989

Received the Osaka Board of Education Award at the 18th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Kinki Exhibition
1990

Received the Japan Kogei Association Award at the Traditional Bamboo and Wood Exhibition
Received the Tanko Award and the Bronze Award at the ’90 Arts of the Tea Ceremony for Tomorrow Exhibition
1991

Received the Japan Kogei Association Award at the 20th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Kinki Exhibition
1992

Received the Incentive Award at the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
Received the Special Grand Award and the Urasenke Sensoshitsu Special Award at the Tanko Biennale
1994

Received the Nara Board of Education Superintendent’s Award at the 23rd Japan Traditional Art Crafts Kinki Exhibition
Received the Urasenke Sensoshitsu Incentive Award at the Tanko Biennale
Received the Asahi Shimbun Prize at the Traditional Bamboo and Wood Exhibition
1996

Received the Sado Art Grand Prize at the Tanko Biennale
2008

Received the Minister of Education, Science and Culture Prize at the 55th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition