Akemi Kawai
- Ceramics
- 1956 -
Creating fun and beautiful pieces using various techniques such as openwork carving, chamfering, hand building etc. For dishes, I try to make them light and comfortable to use. For flower vases, I try to make something that harmonizes with the flower to create a natural "beauty".
I use a special Bizen clay called hiyose and fire it for 10 days, 10 nights with pine wood. The vessel comes out in a beautiful red color.
I devote myself to each and every piece and make each piece carefully with all my heart.
| Membership | Associate member, Japan Kogei Association |
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- Grandchild of Touko Konishi
Graduated from Musashino Art University Junior College of Art and Design
Trained at Okayama Prefecture Institute of Industrial Research, Ceramics Center
Studied under Shunzan Kanai and Tomoyuki Matsui - 1978 Selected for the Women's Association of Ceramic Art Exhibition (selected 11 times from this year onward)
- 1980 Selected for the Issuikai Ceramics Exhibition (selected 8 times from this year onward)
- 1994 Specially selected for the Flower Vessel Exhibition (8 times from this year onward)
- 1995 Selected for Nissin Foods Contemporary Ceramic Art Noodle Bowl Exhibition
- 1997 Selected for the Flower Vessel Exhibition without being judged
Invited to submit to the National Selected Excellent Artists' Exhibition at the Tableware Festival, Tokyo Dome - 2006 Selected for the Chūgoku Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (selected 10 times up to 2019)
- 2010 Selected for the 57th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
- 2015 Sponsored to submit to EXPO 2015 Milan
- 2016 Selected to submit to Milano Salone 2016 (7th place among 60 items in the popularity vote)
- 2019 Selected to submit to "Designs and Techniques of Contemporary Japanese Ceramics 2019"
- 2020 Selected for the Chūgoku Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
Ceramics exhibition at Yokohama Sogo
- 1996Received the Grand Award at the Flower Vessel Exhibition (3 times from this year onward)
- 1998Received the Incentive Award at the Women’s Ceramic Art Exhibition
- 2009Received the Ishinomaki Mayor Award at the Sosaikai Exhibition
- 2010Received the Excellence Award at the Sosaikai Exhibition
- 2011Received the Kyoto Governor Award at the Women's Association of Ceramic Art Exhibition
Price Range
$ 60 - 3,000
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