Hideko Kuki

  • Cloisonné enamel work
  • 1949 -
Hideko Kuki

By applying silver or gold leaf that is 0.3 – 0.4 microns thick on the base glaze and firing, the silver / gold leaf is torn into pieces as the base or glaze expands, creating an unexpected, complicated pattern. I use this as the base to make wired cloisonne. By combining transparent glaze and translucent glaze with the patterned base, I can make a unique three-dimensional piece.

Membership Full member, Japan Kogei Association
President of the Yuushikai
  • 1949 Born in Shizuoka Prefecture
  • 1972 Left Kyushu University, School of Letters, Department of Philosophy before graduation
  • 1980 Invited to submit to the International Biennial - The Art of Enamel in Limoges (France)
  • 1982 Studied under Yoshiichi Hayakawa (Judge and Evaluator of the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition)
    Selected for the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition, selected 22 times from this year onward
  • 1987 Becomes Full Member of the Japan Kōgei Association
  • 1997 "Japan's Traditional Art Crafts" Exhibition (Sano Art Museum, Mishima, Shizuoka)
  • 2002 "Contemporary Fragrance Vessels V" (The Museum of Fragrance, Iwata)
  • 2003 ”The Winds of Cloisonne – 10 Artists Exhibition" (Inui Gallery, Akasaka)
  • 2004 "Traditional Crafts – Five Artists" Exhibition at Shizuoka Country Group
  • 2005 Solo Exhibition "Flowers of the Seasons" (Ryosenji Tea Room, Shimoda, Shizuoka)
  • 2007 Two-person Exhibition (Kameyama Gallery, Shizuoka)
  • 2008 Two-person Exhibition (Gallery Sansho, Shuzenji, Izu, Shizuoka)
  • 2014 "Traditional Craft Artists Two-person Exhibition" at Shizuoka Country Group
  • 2015 Judge at the 46th Tōkai Traditional Kōgei Exhibition

  • 1994Received the Ando Award at the 25th Tōkai Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2005Received the Ando Award at the 36th Tōkai Traditional Kōgei Exhibition

  • The Museum of Fragrance, Iwata (Opaque Cloisonné Incense Container)

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$ 6,000 - 10,000

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