Shigeko Murakami

  • Kirikane cut foil embellishing
  • 1949 -
Shigeko Murakami

Membership Full member, Japan Kogei Association
Member of the Kyoto Bushist Altar Fittings Cooperative
  • 1949 Born in Kyoto City
  • 1970 Graduated from Kyoto Prefectural University Women's College
  • 1975 Studied under Kokei Yoshida, Westren-style painter of the Kofukai Art Association and Japan Fine Arts Exhibition (Nitten)
  • 1988 Studied under kirikane artist Kisho Kitamura and started kirikane
  • 1991 Applied kirikane to the Bishamonten Statue in Kuramadera, Kyoto
    Applies kirikane to Buddha statues from this year onward
  • 1995 Selected for the 42nd Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for the first time
  • 1998 Selected for the 50th Kyo Exhibition for the first time
  • 2000 Selected for the 29th Kinki Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for the first time
  • 2008 Artwork submitted to the 55th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition purchased by the Imperial Household Agency
  • 2014 Evaluator at the 61st Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2015 Evaluator at the 44th Kinki Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2016 Evaluator at the 45th Kinki Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2019 Submitted to "Development of Contemporary Japanese Arts & Crafts 2019" at the Kanazawa Yasue Gold Leaf Museum
    Produced the Box of Kirikane presented from the Tendai Sect to the Pope on his visit to Japan
  • 2021 Submitted to ”Japanese Arts and Crafts – Kirikane and Gold Leaf" at the Kanazawa Yasue Gold Leaf Museum
    Evaluator at the 68th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition

  • 1996Selected for the 12th Other Crafts Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for the first time, received the Commissioner for Cultural Affairs Award
  • 2009Received the Japan Kōgei Association Incentive Award at the 56th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2013Received the Kansai Bureau of Economy,Trade and Industry Director-General Award for Standing Statue of Amida Nyorai with Kirikane Design at the 36th Kyoto Buddhist Altar and Fittings Technical Competition
  • 2015Received the Kansai Bureau of Economy,Trade and Industry Director-General Award for Statue of Basara Taisho with Kirikane Design at the 38th Kyoto Buddhist Altar and Fittings Technical Competition
  • 2017Received the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education Award at the 26th Other Crafts Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2021Received the 50th Anniversary Excellence Award at the 50th Kinki Traditional Kōgei Exhibition

Price Range

$ 4,000 - 17,000

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