Yuji Okado
- Lacquerware
- Public Collections : National Crafts Museum etc.
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Price Range
$2,000 - 20,000
Info
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- CategoryLacquerware
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TechniquesMaki-e, Mother-of-pearl inlay (Raden), Dry lacquer, Urushi-e
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Born1961 -
- Based inIshikawa
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MembershipFull member, Japan Kogei Association
Manager of the Japan Kōgei Association Lacquerware Department
Executive Director of the Japan Kōgei Association, Ishikawa Branch
Assistant lecturer at Wajima Urushi Art Technical Training Center
Member of the Wajima Lacquerware Techniques Preservation Society
About the Artist
The Beauty of Nature Expressed with Tradition and Innovation
Lacquer artist Yuji Okado creates his unique world of art mainly using makie and various techniques such as mother-of-pearl inlay and kanshitsu (dry lacquer). Okado uses plants, flowers, animals and scenery of Japan's rich nature as motifs and creates delicate designs with depth. People are charmed by the appearance of the artwork that changes depending on the angle it is seen from, which he creates by making unique forms such as deformed hexagons.
His outstanding achievements are proved by his several awards. Since his first award, the MEXT Award at the 61st Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition in 2014, he has received many awards and continues to be active at the forefront, leading today's world of lacquer art.
Style
I use motifs of natural scenery that I've seen in the mountains or by the sea which I have been moved by for my designs. I create my artwork with makie techniques as well as my original ideas, using raden (mother-of-pearl), gold and silver powder, and other various material.
Biography
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1961Born in Wajima CIty.
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1980Studied under makie artist Tetsugoro Suzutani (– 1985)
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1985Studied under lacquerware artist Noriaki Okado (– 1986)
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1990Studied at Wajima Urushi Art Technical Training Center (– 1993)
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1991Submitted to and selected for the first time at the 39th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (selected 26 times from this year onward)
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2000Submitted to the "Traditional Arts and Crafts of Ishikawa Japan, Beijing Exhibition" at the National Art Museum of China
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2006Assistant lecturer at Wajima Urushi Art Technical Training Center (up to now)
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2018Evaluator and judge for the initial screening at the 65th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
Evaluator for the initial screening at the 59th Ishikawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
Submitted to the Lacquerware Traditional Kōgei Exhibition 35th Anniversary "URUSHI Tradition and Innovation" -
2021Evaluator for the 38th Lacquerware Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
Awards
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2009Received the Hokkoku Shimbun President Award at the 50th Ishikawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
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2013Received the Incentive Award / Wajima Museum of Urushi Art Award at the 30th Lacquerware Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
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2014Received the MEXT Award at the 61st Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
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2017Received the Japan Kogei Association Incentive Award at the 64th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
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2020Received the Incentive Award / Wajima Museum of Urushi Art Award at the 37th Lacquerware Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
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2022Received the Incentive Award / Kumamoto Prefectural Traditional Crafts Center Award at the 39th Lacquerware Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
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2024Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education Award, 42nd Lacquerware Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
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2025Hokkoku Shimbun President Award, 65th Ishikawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
Public Collections
- National Crafts Museum
- Wajima Museum of Urushi Art