Masato Ichikawa

  • Wood and Bamboo
  • 1951 -
Masato Ichikawa

Membership Full member, Japan Kogei Association
Full member, National Japanese Sencha Crafts Association
Full member, Japan Association for Urushi Cultural Heritage
  • 1951 Born in Saku City, Nagano Prefecture (Currently Sakuho Town)
  • 1975 Graduated from the Department of Electrical Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering at the Shizuoka University
  • 1976 Hired as a teacher in Kyoto, and taught woodwork at a special needs school
  • 1983 Established a studio at home, and started teaching himself joinery
  • 1985 Selected for the Kyoto Craft Arts Exhibition
  • 1987 Entered the Kuroda Kenkichi Woodworking School, and studied Kurimono and Fuku-urushi technique
  • 1992 Selected for the Kyoto Kogei Biennale
  • 1999 Established his studio in Sumiyama, Uji City
  • 2004 3-men exhibition at Lucite Gallery, Tokyo
  • 2006 Selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Kinki Exhibition. Selected successively to date
  • 2008 Resigned as a teacher in order to devote himself to woodwork
  • 2008 Founded the Kyoto Woodwork Association “Ikki Ichiyu” with fellow woodworkers. Holds an exhibition of works every autumn
  • 2011 Studied kyushitsu under urushi artist IWABUCHI Yuji
  • 2011 Selected for the Traditional Bamboo and Wood Exhibition for the first time
  • 2012 2-men exhibition at Lucite Gallery, Tokyo
  • 2012 Selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition for the first time
  • 2013 Sadahide Chiyozuru and Masato Ichikawa 2-men Exhibition in Kyoto
  • 2014 Full member, National Japanese Sencha Crafts Association

  • 2012Received the Grand Prix at the 1st Bowls Exhibition
  • 2013Received the Japan Kogei Association Kinki Branch Manager’s Award at the 42nd Japan Traditional Art Crafts Kinki Exhibition
  • 2013Received the Kyoto Shimbun Award at the 27th Japan Sencha Crafts Exhibition
  • 2014Received the Minister of Education, Science and Culture Prize at the 28th Japan Sencha Crafts Exhibition
  • 2014Received the Best New Artist Award at the 61th Japan Traditional Kogei Exhibition

Price Range

$ 1,000 - 8,000

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