Masato Ichikawa

Work

Category

WOODWORK & BAMBOOWORK
Honors and Affiliation

Associate member, Japan Kogei Association
Full member, National Japanese Sencha Crafts Association
Full member, Japan Association for Urushi Cultural Heritage

1951

Born in Saku City, Nagano Prefecture (Currently Sakuho Town)
1975

Graduated from the Department of Electrical Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering at the Shizuoka University
1976

Hired as a teacher in Kyoto, and taught woodwork at a special needs school
1983

Established a studio at home, and started teaching himself joinery
1985

Selected for the Kyoto Craft Arts Exhibition
1987

Entered the Kuroda Kenkichi Woodworking School, and studied Kurimono and Fuku-urushi technique
1992

Selected for the Kyoto Kogei Biennale
1999

Established his studio in Sumiyama, Uji City
2004

3-men exhibition at Lucite Gallery, Tokyo
2006

Selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Kinki Exhibition. Selected successively to date
2008

Resigned as a teacher in order to devote himself to woodwork
2008

Founded the Kyoto Woodwork Association “Ikki Ichiyu” with fellow woodworkers. Holds an exhibition of works every autumn
2011

Studied kyushitsu under urushi artist IWABUCHI Yuji
2011

Selected for the Traditional Bamboo and Wood Exhibition for the first time
2012

2-men exhibition at Lucite Gallery, Tokyo
2012

Selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition for the first time
2013

Sadahide Chiyozuru and Masato Ichikawa 2-men Exhibition in Kyoto
2014

Full member, National Japanese Sencha Crafts Association

2012

Received the Grand Prix at the 1st Bowls Exhibition
2013

Received the Japan Kogei Association Kinki Branch Manager’s Award at the 42nd Japan Traditional Art Crafts Kinki Exhibition
2013

Received the Kyoto Shimbun Award at the 27th Japan Sencha Crafts Exhibition
2014

Received the Minister of Education, Science and Culture Prize at the 28th Japan Sencha Crafts Exhibition
2014

Received the Best New Artist Award at the 61th Japan Traditional Kogei Exhibition