Tour No.03 "Kiji Craft in Toyama"

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Name: Shouji Watanabe
Technique : Kiji Craft
Location : Toyama Prefecture
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1969
1974
1977
1995
1998
2000
2001
2002
2003
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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
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'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).
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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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