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JAPANPAGE / CRAFTMEET CONTACT GALLERY id10 japan corporation #405, Kamimeguro 1-5-10 Meguro-ku Tokyo 153-0051 Japan +81 3 5773 8330 ask@id10.jp stories.japanpage.net NORIO TAMAGAWA Mokume-gane Flower Vase, 2016 H21.5×W21.5×H23.5 cm Copper, silver, gold/copper JAPANPAGE/CraftMeet specialises in applied arts from the world of Japanese traditional crafts. JAPANPAGE tells the story of the country’s astonishing local treasures, helping makers discover contemporary value in local Japanese scenes rich with heritage. Under Japanese law, there are 225 certified traditional crafts. Collaborating with both local and national governments, JAPANPAGE unearths the best-kept secrets of Japanese craftsmanship. CraftMeet is a JAPANPAGE programme that features artisanal works made with ultimate techniques and surprising hand-made methods from among those 225. The collection includes works by Living National Treasure artists, pottery made using 800 year-old techniques, and jewel beetle-wing lacquerware with a 1,300-year history – all at the nexus of contemporary art and time-honoured tradition. ARTISTS Kosai Miyagawa, ceramics Taiga Mori, pottery Shuji Nakagawa, wood Akihiko Sakamoto, urushi lacquer Norio Tamagawa, copper Toshiaki Tateno, urushi lacquer STAFF Katsunari Sawada, Founder/CEO Noritsugu Nakamura, Manager Keisuke Urushibata, PR Tomomi Seki, Manager 68 EXHIBITORS
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TOSHIAKI TATENO Shining Cylinder, 2015 H12.2×W7.6 cm Jewel beetle-wing lacquer, urushi lacquer EXHIBITORS 69

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JAPANPAGE / CRAFTMEET

CONTACT GALLERY id10 japan corporation #405, Kamimeguro 1-5-10 Meguro-ku Tokyo 153-0051 Japan +81 3 5773 8330 ask@id10.jp stories.japanpage.net

NORIO TAMAGAWA

Mokume-gane Flower Vase, 2016 H21.5×W21.5×H23.5 cm Copper, silver, gold/copper

JAPANPAGE/CraftMeet specialises in applied arts from the world of Japanese traditional crafts. JAPANPAGE tells the story of the country’s astonishing local treasures, helping makers discover contemporary value in local Japanese scenes rich with heritage. Under Japanese law, there are 225 certified traditional crafts. Collaborating with both local and national governments, JAPANPAGE unearths the best-kept secrets of Japanese craftsmanship. CraftMeet is a JAPANPAGE programme that features artisanal works made with ultimate techniques and surprising hand-made methods from among those 225. The collection includes works by Living National Treasure artists, pottery made using 800 year-old techniques, and jewel beetle-wing lacquerware with a 1,300-year history – all at the nexus of contemporary art and time-honoured tradition.

ARTISTS Kosai Miyagawa, ceramics Taiga Mori, pottery Shuji Nakagawa, wood Akihiko Sakamoto, urushi lacquer Norio Tamagawa, copper Toshiaki Tateno, urushi lacquer

STAFF Katsunari Sawada, Founder/CEO Noritsugu Nakamura, Manager Keisuke Urushibata, PR Tomomi Seki, Manager

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