Outline of the exhibition

Traditional Japanese wood craft techniques have been handed down from ancient times to today, and are also used in chests, boxes, and furniture around us. There are many wooden treasures in the famous Shoso-in, and delicate and splendid crafts that use rare materials generously and use the finest technology will delight our eyes.
In this exhibition, we will focus on such Japan's finest woodworking art, and through the work of woodworking artist Kenji Suda, who has inherited the "technique" and "heart", including the history of Japanese woodworking up to that point, We will introduce the state-of-the-art world of crafts that have sublimated from traditional fingers to "woodworking art", a comprehensive art. In addition, we will introduce behind the scenes of the production, and approach the background of creating elaborate woodwork. Please take a look at the world of Kiyomasa crafts at the venue.

Exhibition Period
August 2 (Fri) to September 20 (Fri), 2019
Venue
GALLERY A4 (Gallery Aquad)
〒136-0075 Takenaka Corporation 1F, Shinsuna 1-1-1, Koto-ku, Tokyo
Hours
From 10:00 to 18:00 (last day until 17:00)
Closed
Sunday and public holidays, August 10 (Sat) to August 18 (Sun)
Admission
Free
Organizer
Takenaka Ikueikai
Co-sponsorship
Gallery Aquad
Project
Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum Corporation
Cooperation
Kanraku-cho, Gunma Prefecture, Japan Kogei Association
Contact
Gallery Aquad Secretariat http://www.a-quad.jp
Tel: 03-6660-6011
E-mail:[email protected]
Leaflet A4 size, PDF format Leaflet can be downloaded Leaflet link (PDF file, approx. 1.6MB)
Exhibits
Mikurajima Island Mulberry and Sycamore's Small Tansu "Mulberry Road"
Mikurajima Island Mulberry and Sycamore's Small Tansu "Mulberry Road"
"Afuchinotana" on the second floor shelf of Kaede zurukaganame
A box
Tochifu lacquer fitting box "Tsukigami"
A maple box 'Pariishi'
Photo of the venue
■Scene of the venue (video)
Profile
Kenji Suda (woodworking artist)
Born in 1954 as a wood craftsman who continued from his grandfather, Kuwatsuki Suda. From 1973, he studied under his father Sosui Suda and learned the technique of fingermono. He learned lacquer art from his maternal grandfather. Received the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 2010 and certified as a holder (living national treasure) of important Intangible Cultural Property "woodworking art" in 2014. Currently, he has a workshop in Kanraku-cho, Gunma Prefecture. We will also focus on overseas cultural exchanges, such as workshops in New Zealand, Sweden and Denmark.
Photo: ©Hiroaki Fukuda
Related Events

■Gallery Talk by Kenji Suda, Living National Treasure
Mr. Suda will talk about the highlights of the work, as well as behind the scenes (tools, finishing materials, finger gestures, etc.) of production that I rarely hear much.

Date and time
①August 2, 2019 (Fri) 14:00 to 15:00
②August 23, 2019 (Fri) 14:00 to 15:00
Instructor
Kenji Suda (woodworking artist, holder of "woodworking art" of important Intangible Cultural Property)
Venue
Gallery equad
Participation fee
Free
Capacity
20 people each time, no application required (first come, first served)

■Lecture "History and Works of Woodworking: From Fingers to Craft Artists-"
Following the history of woodworking, which develops from a traditional finger artist to a modern art artist, he talks about Kenji Suda's work and work characteristics, and the current state of "Kogei".

Date and time
August 23, 2019 (Fri) 18:30-20:00
Instructor
Kazuko Koizumi (Chairman of Indoor History of Furniture Tools)
Kenji Suda (woodworking artist, holder of "woodworking art" of important Intangible Cultural Property)
Venue
Takenaka Corporation Tokyo Main Store 2F Hall A
Participation fee
Free
Capacity
100 people, pre-registration required (first come first served)
Application
Please apply from the application form on the Gallery Aquad official website (http://www.a-quad.jp).