Yasunori Sakamoto

  • Lacquerware
  • 1954 -
Yasunori Sakamoto

I think of the scenes that I saw as a young boy and arrange them as designs for my artwork.

Membership Full member, Japan Kogei Association
Full Member of the Japan Kogei Association, Manager of the Ishikawa Branch
Lecturer at the Wajima Urushi Art Technical Training Center
Executive Director of Wajima Lacquerware Techniques Preservation Society
Member of the Japan Cultural Property Lacquer Association
  • 1973 Studied under lacquerware artist (specialist in chinkin (gold-inlaid lacquerware)), Seiho Kokon
  • 1976 Graduated from the Wajima Urushi Art Technical Training Center, Chinkin Department
  • 1979 Studied under his father Masaharu, makie artist submitting to the Japan Fine Arts Exhibition (Nitten)
    Shikkokai Exhibition held at Ikebukuro Seibu Department Store, consecutively participated in the Exhibition from this year onward
  • 1980 Selected for the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for the first time
  • 1981 Selected for the Ishikawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for the first time, selected consecutively from this year onward
  • 1984 Selected for the Ishikawa Prefecture Contemporary Arts Exhibtion for the first time
    Selected for the Lacquerware Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for the first time
  • 1986 Becomes Full Member of the Japan Kogei Association
  • 1987 Appointed as Member of the Kokkokai, Maki-e artisan group at PILOT Corporation
  • 1989 Lacquerware Box "Ryofu (Cool Breeze)" purchased by Wajima City
  • 1990 Invited to submit to the International Garden and Greenery Exposition, Government Garden "Cultural Tradition" pavilion
  • 1995 Appointed as assistant lecturer at the Wajima Urushi Art Technical Training Center
  • 2000 Submitted to the "Traditional Arts and Crafts of Ishikawa Japan, Beijing Exhibition" at the National Art Museum of China
  • 2003 Four-persons Lacquerware Exhibition at Nihombashi Takashimaya
  • 2009 Appointed as Member of the Wajima Lacquerware Techniques Preservation Society
    Appointed as Union President of the Wajima Makie Industry Union
  • 2010 Wajima Makie Exhibition at Shinagawa ('11 '13)
  • 2012 Appointed as Manager of the Japan Kogei Association Ishikawa Branch
    Holds the 1st Ryoshitsukai (exhibition by lacquerware artists that studied at the Wajima Urushi Art Technical Training Center and Kagawa Urushi Lacquerware Institute and lead today's lacquerware industry), submits consecutively from this year onward
  • 2015 Appointed as lecturer at the Wajima Urushi Art Technical Training Center
  • 2018 Six persons Exhibition at Neues Asahi, Maebashi, Gunma ('20)
    Submitted to "URUSHI Tradition and Innovation" Exhibtion (touring exhibition in 3 places)
  • 2019 Makie Box "Pleasant Autumn" submitted to the 65th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition purchased by the Imperial Household Agency
    Solo Exhibition at Takashimaya Kashiwa Store
  • 2020 Makie Box "Symphony of Rain" submitted to the 66th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition dedicated to the Wajima Museum of Urushi Art

  • 1985Received the Wajima City Board of Education Manager Award at the Wajima City Art Exhibition
  • 1986Received the Ishikawa Governor Award at the Ishikawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 1998Received the Tokyo Governor Award at the Japanese Bekko Craft Competition
  • 2001Received the Japan Kogei Association Incentive Award at the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2002Received the Incentive Award at the Ishikawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition ('16 '21)
  • 2005Received the Traditional Culture Preservation Award at the International Amber Craft Competition “A la tuile 2005”
  • 2006Received the Wajima Lacquer Association of Commerce and Industry Chairman Award at the Wajima City Art Exhibition
  • 2011Recieved the Wajima City Mayor Award (Grand Award) at the Wajima CIty Art Exhibition
  • 2016Received the Goichi Mitani Award at the Wajima City Art Exhibition
    Received the Distinguished Service Award for Promotion of Ishikawa Prefecture'sTraditional Craft Industry
  • 2022Received the MEXT Award (Grand Award )for Makie Box "Nightlife" at the Lacquerware Traditional Kōgei Exhibition

  • Wajima Museum of Urushi Art
13 artworks posted