Norio Tamagawa

1942 -
  • Metalwork(Living National Treasure)
  • Price Range $14,000 - 29,000
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  • Awards at Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibitions : 2

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    • Designation
      Living National Treasure (Important Intangible Cultural Property for Hammer forming)
    • Category
      Metalwork
    • Techniques
      Mokumegane, Hard soldering, Hammer forming
    • Born
      1942 -
    • Based in
      Niigata
    • Membership
      Full member, Japan Kogei Association
    Norio Tamagawa

    Biography

    • 1942
      Born in Niwazuki, Shitadamura, Niigata Prefecture, as the third son of the Ohashi family
    • 1955
      Adopted as the second son of the Tamagawa family, Tsubame City
    • 1959
      Graduated from Akita Municipal Polytechnic School
      Joined Gyokusendo and engaged in the family business
    • 1961
      Graduated from Sanjo Vocational High School (part-time course)
    • 1963
      Left for Tokyo. Studied as a live-in apprentice under SEKIYA Shiro, a living national treasure (tankin (hammering) technique)
    • 1965
      Returned home; re-joined Gyokusendo; worked as a managing director and senior managing director with his father and brother
    • 1967
      Submitted to Prefecture Exhibitions and Contemporary Crafts Niigata Association Exhibitions for several years
    • 1969
      Selected for 9th Japanese Traditional Art Crafts New Works Exhibition (first time)
      Selected for the 16th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (first time)
    • 1983
      Selected and included in "30 Years of Modern Japanese Traditional Crafts"
    • 1987
      Judge, 34th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
    • 1991
      Chosen for North Europe Touring "Japan's Traditional Crafts:Spirit and Technique"
    • 1993
      Selected and included in "40 Years of Modern Japanese Traditional Crafts"
    • 1996
      Resigned Gyokusendo. Devoted to artwork activities
    • 1997
      Held an exhibition "Breath of Hammering...," Keno Saty
    • 1998
      Held an exhibition "Iro-Gane…," Isetan Department Store, Niigata
    • 2000
      Held an exhibition "If You Hit and Hammer with a Smile...," Tsubame Gallery
    • 2002
      Reproduced Shosoin treasure (tankin)
      Received the Medal with Purple Ribbon
    • 2003
      Held an exhibition "Tankin, Iro-Gane, Mokume-Gane," Tsubame Industrial Materials Museum
    • 2004
      Held an exhibition "Atsu-gane, Irogane, Mokume-Gane," Isetan Department Store, Niigata
    • 2005
      Works introduced on Tsubame City Internet Museum of Tsubame Industrial Materials Museum
    • 2010
      Holder 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
    • 2012
      Received the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette
    • Full member, Japan Kogei Association (Councillor), Councillor, Prefecture Exhibition, Member, Tsubame Municipal Cultural Property Research Council

    Awards

    • 1982
      Received the NHK Chairman's Award at the 29th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (Entry was delivered to the Agency for Cultural Affairs)
    • 1986
      Received the Tokyo Governor Award at the 33rd Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 2005
      Received the Excellence Award at the POLA Traditional Culture Awards
    • 2010
      Received the Niigata Nippo Culture Award (Arts Category)
    • 2012
      Received the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette
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    An exhibition exhibiting and selling artworks of 39 Living National Treasures (Holders of Important Intangible Cultural Property) in ceramics, textiles, lacquer art, metalwork and wood and bamboo work.

    Exhibition Period : Thu., Apr. 3 – Sun., Apr. 20, 2025
    Venue : Seiko House 6F, Seiko House Hall
    Hours : 11:00 am – 7:00 pm (closed at 5:00 pm on last day)

    Artists' Gallery Talk
    From 2:00 pm on the following dates
    Sat., Apr. 5 Ceramics　Iwao Shinno
    Sun., Apr. 6 Textiles　Nobuo Matsubara
    Sat., Apr. 12 Metalwork　Yukie Osumi
    Sun., Apr. 13 Lacquer Art　Kazumi Murose
    Sat., Apr. 19 Wood and Bamboo Work　Noboru Fujinuma
    Sun., Apr. 20 Wood and Bamboo Work　Kenji Suda

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