Living National Treasure Iraku Uozumi
- Metalwork
- 1937 -
| Membership | Full member, Japan Kogei Association |
|---|---|
| Status | Living National Treasure (Important Intangible Cultural Property for Gong ) |
- 1937 Born in Naga Town, Kanazawa City
- 1953 Studied under his grandfather UOZUMI Iraku,
living national treasure - 1957 Selected for Contemporary Art Exhibition
- 1959 Selected for 6th Japan Traditional Art
Crafts Exhibition (first time) - 1962 Full member, Japan Kogei Association
- 1963 His work (tray) was collected by the Agency
for Cultural Affairs - 1966 Submitted to Japan Art Festival(~1968)
- 1977 Solo exhibition, Kyoto Takashimaya
Department Store - 1980 Made a Buddhist altar cymbal for Shitennoji
Temple, Osaka
Solo exhibition, Isetan Department Store, Tokyo - 1981 “Collection of Modern Tea Utensils”
published by Kamakura Shobo - 1982 Selected for All-Japan Ceramic and Crafts
Selected Artists Exhibition
Submitted to Contemporary Art Exhibition:Goto
Exhibition - 1983 Part-time Instructor, Kanazawa College
of Art - 1986 Chairman, Kaga Metalwork Artist Association
- 1989 Instructor, Kanazawa Utatsuyama Kogei Kobo
- 1989 Japan Today in Scandinavian
Exhibition (3 countries)(~1990) - 1992 Judge, Contemporary Art Exhibition
- 1993 Received an award at the 40th Anniversary
of Japan Traditional Art Crafts Association
Submitted to Iraku Furusato Exhibition,
Komatsu City - 2000 Submitted to Beijing Exhibition in China
Received the Medal with Purple Ribbon, granted
an audience with the Emperor - 2001 Work selected for 48th Japan Traditional
Art Crafts Exhibition, collected by
the Philadelphia Museum of Art, US
Work selected for 58th Contemporary Art
Exhibition, collected by the Philadelphia Museum
of Art, US - 2002 Designated as a holder of important
intangible cultural property
Designated as a living national treasure
for “Dora (Chinese gong),” granted an audience
with the Emperor and Empress
Adviser, Japan Traditional Art Crafts Association
Submitted to Daitokuji Hosyunin:Toshiie and
Matsu Exhibition, Isetan Department Store, Tokyo - 2003 Submitted to the 50th Anniversary of Japan
Traditional Art Crafts Association - 2006 Records of important intangible cultural
property (industrial art), sponsored by
the Agency for Cultural Affairs - 2008 Received The Order of the Rising Sun,
Gold Rays with Rosette - 2012 Held a successor training course of
important intangible cultural property
(Dora (Chinese gong))(~2013)
His work (bowl) was presented to the Yakushiji
Temple designated as a World Heritage Site
- 1962Received the Grand Prize at the 9th Japan
Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
Received the Cultural Properties Protection
Committee Chairman’s Award - 1965Received the Incentive Award at the 1st
National Wind Chime Contest - 1996Received the POLA Traditional Special Award
(for handing down the creating technique
of Sahari “Dora”) - 1998Received the Minister of Education, Science
and Culture Prize at the 45th Japan Traditional
Art Crafts Exhibition, award-winning work
collected by the Agency for Cultural Affairs - 2000Received the Ishikawa Cultural
Achievement Award - 2002Received the Kanazawa Culture Award
Received the Hokkoku Cultural Award - 2006Received the Ishikawa Television
Broadcasting Award
Film “Dora” completed - 2006Received the Excellence Award
in the Excellent Video Culture Category
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