Masami Ichikawa

• Category
  Metalwork
• Techniques
  Metal inlay, Metal overlay
• Born
  1948 -
• Based in
  Niigata
• Membership
  Full member, Japan Kogei Association
  

Style

Metal engraving and various inlay work

Biography

• 1948
  Born in Bunsui Town, Niigata Prefecture
• 1963
  Becomes independent after training to produce and engrave metal molds for western tableware for 6 years
• 1981
  Studies under metal engraving artist and Holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property, Ikkoku Kashima
• 1983
  Selected for the East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (selected consecutively from this year onward)
  Selected for the Metalworks Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (selected consecutively from this year onward)
• 1984
  Selected for the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (selected consecutively from this year onward)
• 1992
  Artwork submitted to the East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition purchased by the Imperial Household Agency
• 1995
  Judge and Evaluator for the East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2001
  Judge and Evaluator for the East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2002
  Restored the Treasure of Shosoin, "Ginkunro (Silver Incense Burner)"
  Artwork awarded at the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition purchased by the Agency for Cultural Affairs
• 2006
  Judge and Evaluator for the Metalworks Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2009
  Judge and Evaluator for the East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2010
  Evaluator for the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2016
  Judge and Evaluator for the East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  Judge and Evaluator for the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2020
  Judge and Evaluator for the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2021
  Judge and Evaluator for the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition

Awards

• 1989
  Received the Japan Kogei Association Award at the Metalworks Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 1990
  Received the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education Award at the East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 1993
  Received the Tansuiō Award from the Satoh Artcraft Research & Scholarship Foundation (dispatched abroad)
• 1994
  Received the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education Award at the East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 1999
  Received the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education Award at the East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  Received the Japan Kogei Association Award at the Metalworks Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2002
  Received the Japan Kogei Association Chairman Award at the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2005
  Received the Japan Kogei Association Award at the Metalworks Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2007
  Received the East Japan Branch Award at the East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2008
  Received the East Japan Branch Award at the East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  Received the Japan Kogei Association Incentive Award at the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2018
  Received the Japan Kogei Association East Japan Branch Manager Award at the East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition