Japanese lacquer Artist, Mr. ISHIHARA, is coming to present his work

  

  

  

  

Japanese lacquer, URUSHI, is the unique art & technique of coating.

It requires  special method to extract the material from tree, and special skill of coating for minimum 3 to 6 times to produce the finest surface on art.

This technique can be adopted on many types of art such as painting, jewelry, carpentry, drawing, tableware, even bag-making.

Mr MASAKAZU ISHIHARA is a a renowned artist from KAGAWA prefecture, Japan.

Japan Center is honored to present “Lecture & Workshop of Urushi Art of Japan” to UAE’s local Community for the first time.

For those who are interested in Japanese Art, or who are looking for a new method on your own art,  or who would like to indulge on beautiful art-works, please join and experience the unique Urushi Technique.

EVENT: August 25, Sunday

TIMING: 5pm (Please be on time, as event starts exactly at 5pm and he will leave for AD after Maghreb).

VENUE: 1971 Design Space, Sharjah.

CONTENT: Introduction of Urushi Art,  Workshop (for limited persons) of Urushi Experience,  Q&A

ENTREE: Free

PRESENTER: Mr Masakazu Ishihara is a member of the Japan Art Crafts Association.  He is an “Individual recognition of important intangible cultural property of Kagawa”, as well as a Lecturer of the Urushi Arts Craft Institute of Kagawa.

1991

Takamatsu Board of Education Award at the 68th Kagawa Fine Art Crafts Exhibition.

2003

Japan Art Crafts Association Award at the 20th Japanese Traditional Urushi Arts Exhibition.

Takamatsu Board of Education Award at the 68th Kagawa Fine Art Crafts Exhibition.

2004

Incentive Award at the 51st Japanese Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition.

2005

Takamatsu-City Incentive Award of Culture.

2006

Kagawa Governor’s Award at the 71st Kagawa Fine Art Crafts Exhibition.

2007

Celebrating Fifty Years Award of the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition of Shikoku. 

2009

Commissioner for Cultural Affairs Award at the 27th Japanese Traditional Urushi Arts Exhibition.

2010

1st Kagawa Prefectural Traditional Crafts Matsudaira public interest Association Award

2011

Designated as an important intangible cultural property of Kagawa for Choshitsu technique.

2012

Special Award of the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition of Shikoku.

2015

Marugame Board of Education Award at the 80th Kagawa Fine Art Crafts Exhibition.

2015

Asahi Shimbun Award at the 33rd Japanese Traditional Urushi Arts Exhibition.

2018

Governor of Kagawa Award at the 83th Kagawa Fine Art Crafts Exhibition.