Masato Kigasawa

  • Glasswork
  • 1962 -
Masato Kigasawa

Membership Full member, Japan Kogei Association
Full Member and Special Member of Japan Kogei Association
Director of Japan Kogei Association
Head of the Japan Kogei Association Other Crafts Department
Manager of Japan Kogei Association East Japan Branch
  • 1962 Born in Tokyo
  • 1984 Graduated from the Tokyo Glass Art Institute
    Studied under Hideo KOBAYASHI, Edo Kiriko
  • 1986 Selected for the East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (selected several times from this year onward)
  • 1990 Cut glass instructor at the Nakano Cultural Center (current Nakano Zero) (~1997)
  • 1994 Evaluator at the 34th East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    Selected for the Japan Contemporary Glass Art Exhibition
  • 1995 Instructor at Tokyo Glass Art Institute (~2005)
  • 1996 Special Instructor at Meisei University, Faculty of Art and Design (~1997)
  • 2005 Evaluator at the 45th East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    Evaluator at the 52nd Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2006 Established the Johari Kogeisha Garasubito Workshop
    Evaluator and Judge at the 46th East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2007 Evaluator and Judge at the 21st Other Crafts Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2010 Evaluator and Judge at the 50th East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    Evaluator at the 57th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2011 Art work submitted to the 58th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition purchased by the Imperial Household Agency
  • 2012 Evaluator and Judge at the 52nd East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    Selected for "Exhibition of Tea Ceremony Today - Utility and Form"
  • 2013 Evaluator and Judge at the 24th Other Crafts Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    Art work submitted to the 60th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition purchased by the Imperial Household Agency
  • 2014 Evaluator and Judge at the 54th East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    Evaluator at the 61st Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2016 Evaluator and Judge at the 56th East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    Art work submitted to the 63rd Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition purchased by the Imperial Household Agency
  • 2017 Evaluator and Judge at the 26th Other Crafts Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    Evaluator at the 64th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2018 Evaluator and Judge at the 58th East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    Evaluator and Judge at the 65th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2019 Evaluator at the 66th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2020 Evaluator and Judge at the 60th East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    Becomes Head of Japan Kogei Association Other Crafts Department
    Becomes Director of the Japan Kogei Association
    Second Evaluator and Judge at the 67th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2021 Evaluator and Judge at the 61st East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    Evaluator and Judge at the 28th Other Crafts Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    Second Evaluator and Judge at the 68th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition

  • 1988Received the Incentive Award at the 35rd Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (selected several times from this year onward)
  • 2000Received the 40th Anniversary Award at the 40th East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    Received the Kita Ward Art Society Award at the 49th Kita Ward Art Exhibition
  • 2003Received the Asahi Shimbun Award at the 19th Other Crafts Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2015Received the Incentive Award at the 62nd Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition

Price Range

$ 4,000 - 9,000

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