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Ryozo
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Employing
various zogan techniques along with the traditional streaked
turning techniques of Yamanaka woodworking and his own well-known
turning techniques, Ryozo Kawakita has created many innovative
modern works.
Brief history:
Born in Osaka in 1934, Ryozo Kawakita began learning Yamanaka
lacquerware turning techniques from his father Koichi Kawakita
in 1950, continuing his studies under Kodo Himi. In 1962 he
won a prize at the Japan Traditional Craft Exhibition with
his first entry. In 1964 he became a member of the Japan Crafts
Association. In 1966 and 1967 he won the Japan Crafts Association
Chief Prize at the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition. In
1978 he won the Hokkoku Shimbun Cultural Award, followed in
1986 with the Ishikawa Television Prize and in 1987 with the
Governor of Tokyo Prize, the highest prize at Japan Flower
Vases and Bowls, and Tea Implement Crafts Exhibition. In 1991
he won the Ishikawa Culture Promotion Prize, and in the following
year was commended as a person providing distinguished service
to the industries of Yamanaka. In 1994 he was recognized as
an owner of important intangible cultural asset. From 1993
he has been a chairman of the Yamanaka Lacquerware Lathe Techniques
Preservation Society. In 1995 he won the Ishikawa Culture
and Arts Promotion Prize. |
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