Eishi Shimizu

  • Lacquerware
  • 1958 -
Eishi Shimizu

Producing artwork using unique makie techniques and material, and expressing the four seasons in Japan by using motifs of nature for the designs.

Membership Full member, Japan Kogei Association
Manager of the Japan Kōgei Association Ishikawa Branch
Committee Member of the Ishikawa Prefectural Artistic And Cultural Association
Deliberative Member of the Kanazawa Craft Council
  • 1958 Born in Osaka
  • 1981 Graduated from Kanazawa College of Art, Design Major
    Studied under Living National Treasure Shogyo Oba
  • 1987 Becomes Full Member of the Japan Kōgei Association
  • 1989 First solo exhibition at Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture
  • 1990 Submitted to the The International Garden and Greenery Exposition '90, Government Pavilion
  • 1993 Submitted to the Taipei International Exhibition of Traditional Arts & Crafts
  • 1996 Part-time lecturer at Kanazawa College of Art (up to 2010)
  • 2000 Submitted to Ishikawa Traditional Arts & Crafts Exhibition in Beijing
    Specially invited to submit to the Ishikawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2004 Judge at the 60th Contemporary Arts Exhibition in Ishikawa
    Evaluator at the 45th Ishikawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2007 Trainee at the Important Intangible Cultural Property "Raden (mother-of-pearl inlay)" successors training course by Living National Treasure Shosai Kitamura
  • 2008 Evaluator at the 49th Ishikawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2009 "The Current State of Kanazawa Crafts" Exhibition at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa
  • 2011 Judge for the 67th Kanazawa Craft Exhibition
    Judge for the Contemporary Arts Exhibition in Ishikawa
    Solo Exhibition at Gallery comfrey
  • 2012 Kanazawa – Tainan Craft Exchange Exhibition
  • 2013 Kogei World Competition in Kanazawa 2013 "Space for Tea Time"
  • 2015 Took part in the production of artwork for the Shinkansen waiting room at Kanazawa Station
  • 2016 Took part in the restoration of the pillars at Zentokuji in Johana, Toyama and applied gold leaf
  • 2017 Submitted to the Ishikawa International Urushi Exhibition 50th Anniversary "Kanazawa Urushi Art Compare" at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa
  • 2019 Submitted to "Kira Kira Urushi World" at Kanazawa Nakamura Memorial Museum

  • 1981Received the Japan urushi Association Incentive Award for graduation work
  • 1988Received the Grand Award at the Contemporary Arts Exhibition in Ishikawa
    Received the Incentive Award at the Ishikawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 1989Received the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education Award at the 6th Lacquerware Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    Received the Design Center Chairman Award at the Kanazawa Urushi Ware Association Exhibition
    Received the Hokuriku Broadcasting President Award at the Kanazawa City Craft Exhibition
    Received the Incentive Award at the Contemporary Arts Exhibition in Ishikawa
  • 1999Received the Prefecture Governor Award at the 40th Ishikawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2000Received the Incentive Award at the Kanazawa Craft Exhibition (6 times from this year onward)
  • 2001Received the Art Cultural Grand Award at the Contemporary Arts Exhibition in Ishikawa
  • 2003Received the Ishikawa Traditional Industry Promotion Council Chairman Award at the Kanazawa City Craft Exhibition
  • 2009Received the Ishikawa Prefectural Artistic And Cultural Association Chairman Award at the Kenrokuen Grand Tea Ceremony Craft Exhibition
  • 2015Received the Japan Kōgei Association Award at the 56th Ishikawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition

  • Kanazawa Nakamura Memorial Museum

Price Range

$ 17,000 - 20,000

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18 artworks posted