Norio Tamagawa
- Metalwork(Living National Treasure)
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Price Range
$12,000 - 26,000
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- DesignationLiving National Treasure (Important Intangible Cultural Property for Hammer forming)
- CategoryMetalwork
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TechniquesMokumegane, Hammer forming, Hard soldering
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Born1942 -
- Based inNiigata
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MembershipFull member, Japan Kogei Association
Biography
- 1942Born in Niwazuki, Shitadamura, Niigata Prefecture, as the third son of the Ohashi family
- 1955Adopted as the second son of the Tamagawa family, Tsubame City
- 1959Graduated from Akita Municipal Polytechnic School
Joined Gyokusendo and engaged in the family business - 1961Graduated from Sanjo Vocational High School
(part-time course) - 1963Left for Tokyo. Studied as a live-in apprentice under
SEKIYA Shiro, a living national treasure
(tankin (hammering) technique) - 1965Returned home; re-joined Gyokusendo; worked as a managing director
and senior managing director with his father and brother - 1967Submitted to Prefecture Exhibitions and Contemporary Crafts
Niigata Association Exhibitions for several years - 1969Selected for 9th Japanese Traditional Art Crafts New
Works Exhibition (first time)
Selected for 16th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
(first time) - 1983Selected and included in "30 Years of Modern Japanese Traditional Crafts"
- 1987Judge, 34th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
- 1991Chosen for North Europe Touring "Japan's Traditional Crafts:Spirit and Technique"
- 1993Selected and included in "40 Years of Modern Japanese Traditional Crafts"
- 1996Resigned Gyokusendo. Devoted to artwork activities
- 1997Held an exhibition "Breath of Hammering...," Keno Saty
- 1998Held an exhibition "Iro-Gane…," Isetan Department Store, Niigata
- 2000Held an exhibition "If You Hit and Hammer with a Smile...," Tsubame Gallery
- 2002Reproduced Shosoin treasure (tankin)
- 2003Held an exhibition "Tankin, Iro-Gane, Mokume-Gane,"
Tsubame Industrial Materials Museum - 2004Held an exhibition "Atsu-gane, Irogane, Mokume-Gane,"
Isetan Department Store, Niigata - 2005Works introduced on Tsubame City Internet Museum
of Tsubame Industrial Materials Museum - 2010Holder of important intangible cultural property (tankin)
Made an honorary citizen of Tsubame City
Held an exhibition of works "A Return, Around the Time
of a Teakettle Shop…," Tsubame Industrial Materials Museum - 2011Present
Full member, Japan Kogei Association (Councillor)
Councillor, Prefecture Exhibition
Member, Tsubame Municipal Cultural Property Research Council
Awards
- 1982Received the President of NHK Prize
at the 29th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
Entry was delivered to the Agency for Cultural Affairs - 1986Received the Governor of Tokyo Prize
at the 33rd Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition - 2002Received the Medal with Purple Ribbon
- 2005Received the Excellence Award
at the POLA Traditional Culture Awards - 2010Received the Niigata Nippo Culture Award
(Arts Category) - 2012Received the Order of the Rising Sun,
Gold Rays with Rosette
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