Yoko Shiotsu

1947 -
  • Lacquerware
  • Price Range $4,500 - 7,000
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  • Awards at Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibitions : 6

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    • Category
      Lacquerware
    • Techniques
      Kinma, Dry lacquer
    • Born
      1947 -
    • Based in
      Okayama
    • Membership
      Full member, Japan Kogei Association
      Judge at the Okayama Prefectural Art Exhibition
    Yoko Shiotsu

    Style

    Producing artwork using a technique called "painted kinma". Painted kinma is a technique where patterns are drawn on the black lacquered vessel with red lacquer using a makie brush. Transparent Bitchu urushi is applied, and the vessel is polished to bring out the pattern. I make most of my artwork using dry lacquer.

    Biography

    • 1947
      Born in Soja City, Okayama Prefecture
    • 1977
      Studied under wood carver Gyokudo Shiotsu
    • 1980
      Selected for the Okayama Prefectural Art Exhibition for the first time
    • 1982
      Studied under lacquer artist Matsuta Yamaguchi, Holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property of Okayama Prefecture
    • 1989
      First solo exhibition in Soja City
      Selected for the Chūgoku Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for the first time
    • 1992
      Selected for the Lacquerware Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for the first time
      Selected for the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for the first time
    • 1993
      Commissioned by the Okayama Prefectural Art Exhibition
    • 1998
      Becomes Full Member of the Japan Kōgei Association
    • 2000
      Invited to submit to the Okayama Prefectural Art Exhibition
    • 2002
      Solo exhibition in Ginza, Tokyo
    • 2006
      Started the Soja Lacquer Art Workshop
    • 2011
      Solo exhibition at Tenmaya Kurashiki Store
    • 2014
      Judge at the Okayama Prefectural Art Exhibition

    Awards

    • 1988
      Received the Okayama Prefectural Board of Education Manager Award at the Okayama Prefectural Art Exhibition
    • 1989
      Received the Okayama Prefectural Board of Education Manager Award at the Okayama Prefectural Art Exhibition
    • 1990
      Received the Japan Kōgei Association Chūgoku Branch Manager Award at the Chūgoku Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 1992
      Received the Hiroshima Governor Award at the Chūgoku Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
      Received the Okayama Prefectural Board of Education Manager Award at the Okayama Prefectural Art Exhibition
    • 1999
      Received the Sanyo Shimbun Grand Award at the Okayama Prefectural Art Exhibition
    • 2002
      Received the Okayama Nichinichi Shimbun Award Cultural Section, Cultural Incentive Award
    • 2007
      Received the Japan Kōgei Association Award at the Lacquerware Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
      Received the TV Setouchi Award at the Chūgoku Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 2009
      Received the Hayashibara Mutual Benefit Association Chairman Award at the Bitchu Urushi Exhibition
    • 2010
      Received the Okayama Governor Award at the Chūgoku Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 2011
      Received the 53rd Okayama Cultural Encouragement Award
    • 2012
      Received the 13th Fukutake Cultural Encouragement Award
    • 2016
      Received the 49th Kaneshige Toyo Award
    • 2019
      Received the Sanyo Shimbun Cultural Merit Award
    • 2020
      Received the Okayama Prefecture Cultural Award
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