Tour No.03 "Kiji Craft in Toyama"


Artisan profile

Name: Shouji Watanabe
Technique : Kiji Craft
Location : Toyama Prefecture

Biography
1969
1974
1977
1995
1998

2000
2001

2002

2003

Graduated from Takaoka Craft High School Craft Department in Toyama Prefecture.
Graduated from Junior College of Kyoto Institute of Technology Craft Department.

Engaged in the family business of lacquer workshop and devoted in wood turning.
Pair Exhibition of The Pottery and Wood (Mono-Mono in Tokyo).
Won the prize of 'Toyama Chapter Prize- Japanese Traditional Craft Toyama Exhibition','National Traditional Arts and Crafts Contest' 'Exhibition of Irregularly-Shaped Things (Mono-Mono in Tokyo)'.
Won the prize of 'The Craft Competition of Craft City Takaoka', 'The International Craft 2000 at Itami'
Certified by Minister of International Trade and Industry as Traditional Craftsman. Solo exhibition at Tokyu Department Store (Tokyo) ( 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 ).
'Exhibition of Life Design Workshop at Kintetu Department Store ( 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005).
Exhibition of The 1st  Yume-Nagomi  Workshop Festival(Tokyo).
Solo exhibition at Tokyu Department Store(Tokyo).



The beginning of my work is selecting raw wood.
I cut wood blocks out, dry, design, make 'kiji'(wooden basis) and also coat them urushi by myself.
My artifacts are made only by myself from beginning to the end.
I'm trying to make warm and delightful products maximizing the texture of natural materials, which never be bored.

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