Artist Information and Artworks of Soshi Muratani

1981 -

Lacquerware
Awarded 7 times at the Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibition
Price Range ¥300,000 - 2,000,000

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Kanshitsu Box “Shape of Water”

H 11.7 x W 13.5 x D 27.5 cm
Year.2024 Contact for Price

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Kanshitsu Food Vessel

H 3.5 x W 55 x D 19.5 cm
Year.2024 Contact for Price

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Kanshitsu Food Vessel with Tamenuri “Sound of Sky”

H 8.5 x W 58.5 x D 22.5 cm
Year.2017 Contact for Price

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Kanshitsu Food Vessel

H 3.3 x W 45.5 x D 16.3 cm
Year.2025 Contact for Price

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Kanshitsu Box “Sound of the Wind”

H 11.7 x W 13.5 x D 27.2 cm
Year.2023 ¥ 1,375,000

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Awarded Artwork
Kanshitsu Food Vessel

H 5 x W 60 x D 19.5 cm
Year.2022 Contact for Price

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Kanshitsu Food Vessel “Traces of Water”

Year.2018 Contact for Price

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Kanshitsu Food Vessel “Fluctuation of Time”

H 4.5 x W 29.2 x D 29.2 cm
Year.2026 Contact for Price

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Kanshitsu Serving Plates “Cherry Blossoms”

H 2 x W 9 x D 15 cm
Year.2021 Contact for Price

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Kanshitsu Food Vessel “Wind-wrought Pattern on Sands”

H 9.0 x W 58.5 x D 23.5 cm
Year.2018 Contact for Price

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Kanshitsu Box “Light of a Moment”

H 13.6 x W 14.6 x D 31.2 cm
Year.2026

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Kanshitsu Food Vessel “Ripples on the Water”

H 3.5 x W 56 x D 19 cm
Year.2018 Contact for Price

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Category
Lacquerware
Techniques
Dry lacquer
Born

1981 -
Membership

Full member, Japan Kogei Association

About the Artist

Pursuing the Beauty of Urushi Lacquer with Dry Lacquer

Lacquer artist Soshi Muratani mainly uses the kanshitsu (dry lacquer) technique where the base is made by repeating the process of placing hemp cloth in the plaster mold and applying lacquer. Muratani says he tries to bring out the best of the materials, such as the gloss and luster of the urushi lacquer. His unique designs of the flow of water, movement of the wind, and vitality of plants are all expressed using the kanshitsu technique. His beautiful works of art are highly evaluated and have received several awards at the Ishikawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition and Lacquerware Traditional Kōgei Exhibition. He is also an associate professor at Kanazawa Gakuin University, Faculty of Art and is teaching the younger generation.

Style

I find the gloss and reflections that create subtle expressions on the surface of the vessel interesting. I believe that those are also decorative elements, and I try to bring out the best in the materials when making my artwork.

Biography

1981

Born in Ishikawa Prefecture
2007

Completed course at Kanazawa Utatsuyama Kogei Kobo
Becomes Assistant Professor at Kanazawa Gakuin University, Faculty of Art and Culture, Department of Arts and Crafts (current Faculty of Arts, Department of Arts, Associate Professor)
2013

Becomes Full Member of the Japan Kōgei Association
2020

Solo exhibition "Soshi Muratani Lacquerware Exhibition" at Hana Asagi, Tokyo

Awards

2005

Japan Kōgei Association Award, 22nd Lacquerware Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
2006

Incentive Award, 47th Ishikawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
2010

Second Prize, 66th Modern Art Exhibition
2012

Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education Award, 29th Lacquerware Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
Second Prize, 68th Modern Art Exhibition
2016

Second Prize, 72nd Modern Art Exhibition
2017

Incentive Award, 34th Lacquerware Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
2022

Hokkoku Shimbun President Award, 62nd Ishikawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
2023

Japan Kōgei Association Award, 63rd Ishikawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
2026

NHK Kanazawa Broadcasting Station Award, 66th Ishikawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition