Event
A tea ceremony will be held at the Ueda School Wafudo, the headquarters of the Ueda Soko School of tea ceremony, which has a long history dating back to the Momoyama period (1568–1600), using utensils created by artisans from the Chugoku and Shikoku regions. The dim sum will be served on plates created by traditional Kōgei (crafts）artists. Kitaoka, a long-established Japanese restaurant with one Michelin star, will serve a kaiseki meal (Japanese tea-ceremony dishes) using local ingredients.
| Date and time | Saturday, March 4, 2023, 13:30–17:30 |
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| Venue | The Ueda School Wafudo（2-10, Furuehigashimachi, Nishi-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture） |
| Program | ― 13:30～14:00 ｜ Visit to the tea ceremony room of Wafudo ― 14:00～15:00 ｜ Tea ceremony Koicha (thick tea) or Usucha (thin tea) will be served using utensils created by artisans from the Chugoku and Shikoku regions. ※Even those with no experience in Japanese tea ceremony can participate.
― 15:00～16:00 ｜ Talk Sōkei Ueda ＜Head of the Ueda Soko School of Tea Ceremony＞ Kazumi Murose ＜Lacquer artist, Holder of an Important Intangible Cultural Property, Makie (gold lacquering technique) (Living National Treasure)＞ ― 16:00～16:30 ｜ Exhibition and sale of Kōgei (crafts) Exhibition and sale of works by renowned artists based in the Chugoku and Shikoku regions ― 16:30～18:00 ｜ Meal Multi-course Kaiseki cuisine, served as a collaboration between a Michelin one-star traditional ryotei Japanese restaurant and Kōgei crafts |
| Fee | Participation fee of 66,000 yen per person (tax included) ※Participation fee varies depending on the course.
[ Included in the price ](1) Participation in the tea ceremony (2) Meal (3) Drinks (Japanese sake and soft drinks during the meal) (4) Talk |
| Exhibition and sale of Kōgei crafts | - Purchased artworks can also be sent separately by mail. |
Head of the Ueda Soko School of tea ceremony.
Born in Hiroshima in 1945, he graduated from Keio University and succeeded to the post of the 16th Head of the Ueda Soko School of tea ceremony in 1995. His main activities include supervising tea ceremony rooms in Japan and abroad, including teaching in the tea ceremony room in the Japanese Garden in Chongqing, China, in 1987. In 2008, he gave a lecture at a tea ceremony symposium at the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in New York, and he offered the hospitality of a samurai-style tea ceremony at the G8 Speakers’ Meeting, which was held in Japan for the first time, in Hiroshima.
| 1965 | Born in Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture |
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| 1988 | Completed a course at the Kagawa Urushi Lacquerware Institute |
| 1991 | Succeeded to Ikkokusai Kinjo VII |
| 1992 | Received a prize for the first time at the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition (and 29 more times since then) |
| 1993 | On the occasion of the wedding of Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress, the carved lacquer Takamori-e colored paper box Ishiniwa was presented by Hiroshima Prefecture |
| 1995 | Recommended for full member of the Japan Kōgei Association |
| 2004 | Received the POLA Encouragement Award from the POLA Foundation of Japanese Culture |
| 2004 | Received Hiroshima Culture Award |
| 2005 | Received an Encouragement Award from the Japan Kōgei Association for his work Kirikane Decorated Box, Waterfall Morning, at the 52nd Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition. |
| 2007 | Received an EnerGia Art Award from the EnerGia Culture and Sports Foundation |
| 2011 | Recognized by Hiroshima Prefecture as a holder of an Intangible Cultural Property, the Ikkokusaitakamorie lacquering techniques. |
| 2013 | Received the Toyo Kaneshige award at the 56th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Chugoku Branch Exhibition |
| 2018 | Received the Asahi Shimbun Award at the 65th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition |
| 2019 | A member of the judging committee for the 66th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition. Received a prize and the work was purchased by the Imperial Household Agency. |
| 2021 | Recognized as a Regional Person of Cultural Merit and received the Commendation from the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. |
| 1972 | Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts Department of Sculpture |
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| 1974 | Completed a course in ceramics at the graduate school of the same university |
| 1978 | Succeeded to Shinbe Sakakura XV |
| 1984 | Became a full member of the Japan Kōgei Association |
| 1993 | A solo exhibition held at the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center in Los Angeles |
| 1994 | Supervised Nodate (open-air) and Ryurei (table-seated) tea ceremonies at the Meiji Mura historical theme park, and held a Chronicle Exhibition |
| 2000 | Work exhibited in the 400 Years of Hagi Ware Exhibition in Paris |
| 2009 | Exhibition for his 60th Birthday held at Nihombashi Takashimaya |
| 2012 | Appointed a director of the Japan Kōgei Association (until 2016) |
| 2012 | Secretary General of the Japan Kōgei Association Yamaguchi Branch (until 2016) |
| 2013 | Recognized as a holder of the Prefecture's Intangible Cultural Property, the Hagi Ware |
| 2014 | Exhibition of Shinbe's Raku Ware and Kichizaemon's Hagi Ware held at Sagawa Art Museum |
| 2018 | Exhibition for his 70th Birthday held at Nihombashi, Okayama and Takasaki Takashimaya |
| 2019 | Received the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays at the spring decoration ceremony |
| 1936 | Born in Imbe, Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture, second son of Yozan Isezaki |
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| 1959 | After graduating from the Special Art Department of Okayama University Faculty of Education, he followed his father, Yozan, and began a life of pottery making with his older brother, Mitsuru |
| 1966 | Became a full member of the Japan Kōgei Association |
| 1985 | Created a ceramic wall for the 100th anniversary of Seishin Gakuen |
| 1993 | Received the Okayama Cultural Encouragement Award |
| 1996 | Received a commendation from the Sanyo Shimbun for his cultural contributions |
| 2002 | Created a ceramic wall for the new Prime Minister's Official Residence |
| 2005 | Received the Okayama Cultural Award |
| 2007 | Work exhibited in Crafting Beauty in Modern Japan: Celebrating Fifty Years of the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition at the British Museum |
| 2011 | Held a two-person exhibition in Heidelberg, Germany |
| 2013 | Held a Four Living National Treasures exhibition in London, England |
| 2015 | Held a three-person exhibition Uishizen (Conditioned Nature) with Kazuo Okazaki and Natsuyuki Nakanishi at the Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art |
| 2016 | Work exhibited in the Bizen: From Earth and Fire, Exquisite Forms exhibition at the National Crafts Museum of the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo |
| 1968 | Born in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture |
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| 1987 | Graduated from the Industrial Design Department of Okayama Technical High School Apprenticed to a Bizen potter, Shoji Yamashita, in the same year |
| 1996 | Received a prize at the 43rd Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition |
| 2004 | Received a prize at the 51st Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition Became a full member of the Japan Kōgei Association |
| 2011 | Received the Japan Kōgei Association Award at the 39th Traditional Arts and Crafts Exhibition (Ceramics Division) |
| 2013 | Received the Japan Kōgei Association award at the 56th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Chugoku Branch Exhibition Received an Encouragement Award at the 2nd TOBI |
| 2018 | Received the Japan Kōgei Association Award at the 46th Traditional Arts and Crafts Exhibition (Ceramics Division) Received the Ceramic Art Society of Japan Award (Grand Prize) at the 7th TOBI Work exhibited in the Bizen: From Earth and Fire, Exquisite Forms exhibition (the National Crafts Museum of the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, and other venues) |
| 2022 | Work exhibited in Ceramics of the Past and of the Future: The Timelessness of Traditional Japanese Craft Arts |
| 1973 | Graduated from the Lacquer Art Department of Kagawa Prefectural Takamatsu Kougei High School Apprenticed to the late Hitoshi Ota (Living National Treasure) |
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| 1981 | Completed the fellowship course at the Kagawa Urushi Lacquerware Institute |
| 1982 | Became a full member of the Japan Kōgei Association |
| 1987 | Received the Asahi Shimbun Award at the 4th Traditional Japanese Lacquer Exhibition |
| 1995 | Received the Commissioner for Cultural Affairs Award at the 12th Traditional Japanese Lacquer Exhibition |
| 1998 | Received the Takamatsunomiya Memorial Award at the 45th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition (the work was purchased by the Agency for Cultural Affairs) |
| 2001 | Received the Commissioner for Cultural Affairs Award at the 18th Traditional Japanese Lacquer Exhibition |
| 2002 | Received the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award at the 49th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition (the work was purchased by the Agency for Cultural Affairs) A member of the judging committee for the 20th Traditional Japanese Lacquer Exhibition (He has held this position since then.) |
| 2004 | Became a member of the judging committee for the 51st Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition (three more times thereafter) |
| 2009 | Received a Medal with Purple Ribbon and the Kagawa Prefecture Arts and Culture Award |
| 2013 | Received the Holder (of an Important Intangible Cultural Property) Award at the 60th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition Received the Kagawa Prefecture Person Of Cultural Merit Award |
| 2020 | Recognized as a holder of an Important Intangible Cultural Property, Kinma Lacquerware |
| 1950 | Born in Goto City (Kabashima, the Goto Islands), Nagasaki Prefecture |
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| 1979 | Apprenticed to Jun Isezaki (Holder of an Important Intangible Cultural Property "Bizen Ware") |
| 1990 | Became a full member of the Japan Kōgei Association Work exhibited in the International Garden and Greenery Exposition (Japanese Government Garden, Osaka City) |
| 1995 | Received the Top Prize at the 8th MOA Mokichi Okada Awards |
| 1997 | Work exhibited in the Bizen Ware, Thousand Years of Traditional Beauty exhibition (The National Ceramics Museum/France) |
| 2000 | Work exhibited in the Chanoyu Way of Tea - Contemporary Design exhibition (the Helsinki Art Museum, Finland) |
| 2005 | Work exhibited in the Contemporary Clay Japanese Ceramics for the New Century exhibition (Museum of Fine Arts Boston, U.S.A., in 2006 Japan Society and several venues in New York) |
| 2014 | The Ryuichi Kakurezaki, Serving for Integrity exhibition (the Musée Tomo, Tokyo) |
| 2015 | Received the 56th Mainichi Art Award and the Japan Ceramic Society Gold Award FY 2014 |
| 2017 | WOODFIRE NC 2017 International Woodfire Conference (North Carolina, U.S.A.) |
| 2019 | Work exhibited in the Bizen: From Earth and Fire, Exquisite Forms exhibition (the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo and other venues) Recognized by Okayama Prefecture as a holder of an Important Intangible Cultural Property |
| 2021 | Special exhibition Ceramics by Ryuichi Kakurezaki-Transitions of Form and Expression (Setouchi City Museum of Art, Okayama) |
| 1946 | Born in Ehime Prefecture |
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| 1975 | Established his studio, Taisogama, in Higashi Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture |
| 2008 | Design Miami/Basel Basel (Switzerland) ('09, '10, '11, '12, '13, '14, '15, '16, '17, '18, and '19)/Design London |
| 2009 | Pavillon des Arts et du Design Paris |
| 2010 | TEFAF MAASTRICHT 2010 Maastricht, the Netherlands ('14, '15, '16, '17, '18, '19, and '20) |
| 2011 | Design Miami 2011 Miami, U.S.A. ('12, '13, '14, '15, '16, '17, '18, and '19) |
| 2012 | Japan Land Of Enchantment exhibition, Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Italy/Vallauris Ceramics Biennale the Musee Picasso, Vallauris, France/collect (Saatchi Gallery), London ('15) |
| 2015 | Art Stage Singapore Singapore ('16, '17)/Asia Week Tsubo: The Art of the Vessel, New York |
| 2016 | Craft Arts: Innovation of Tradition and Avant-Garde, and the Present Day, the National Crafts Museum of the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (Tokyo)/Spring Masters New York (New York)/EAF MONACO (Grimaldi Forum), the Principality of Monaco, Art Miami (Miami) ('17) |
| 2017 | TEFAF NEW YORK SPRING (New York)/The Salon Art + Design New York/2019 Fine Art Asia (Hong Kong, China) |
| 2020 | 2020 Kōgei: Art Craft Japan, the Philadelphia Museum of Art (U.S.A.)/the Contemporary Japanese Ceramic Art exhibition, the Georgia Museum of Art (U.S.A.)/Award for Excellence, Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition (Asahi Shimbun Award) |
| 2021 | Became a member of the judging committee for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition/Recognized as a Regional Person of Cultural Merit (Arts) and received a Commendation from the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology |
| 2022 | The 50th Anniversary Exhibition of the Japan Kōgei Association, Ceramics of the Past and of the Future: The Timelessness of Traditional Japanese Craft Arts |
| 1950 | Born in Nagato City, Yamaguchi Prefecture |
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| 1977 | Completed a postgraduate course in sculpture at the Department of Crafts, Tokyo University of the Arts |
| 1983 | Became a full member of the Japan Kōgei Association |
| 1983 | Created a ceramic wall for Paltopia Yamaguchi |
| 1987 | Received the Yamaguchi Prefecture Art Culture Promotion Encouragement Award |
| 1991 | Created a ceramic wall, To Meet, for the Yamaguchi Prefecture Social Welfare Hall |
| 1999 | Appeared on a TV program, "Yakomono Tanbo (Exploring pottery)" (NHK-BS) |
| 2000 | Work exhibited in the 400 Years of Hagi Ware Exhibition in Paris |
| 2001 | Work exhibited in the 400 Years of Hagi Ware Exhibition (Tokyo, Kyoto, Fukuoka, Hagi) |
| 2005 | Participated in the International Ceramics Biennale Workshop (Korea) |
| 2005 | Received the Yamaguchi Award for Arts and Cultural Merit |
| 2016 | Appointed as a director of the Japan Kōgei Association and the Secretary General of Yamaguchi Branch |
| 2018 | Recognized as a holder of Yamaguchi Prefecture's Intangible Cultural Property, the Hagi Ware |
| 2021 | Received the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays |
| 2022 | Work exhibited in Ceramics of the Past and of the Future: The Timelessness of Traditional Japanese Craft Arts |
| 1977 | Completed a course in ceramics at the Crafts Department of the Osaka University of Arts |
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| 1991 | Received the Mainichi Shimbun Award at the 11th Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition |
| 1997 | Received the Award for Excellence at the 10th MOA Mokichi Okada Awards |
| 1998 | Received an EnerGia Art Award (EnerGia Culture and Sports Foundation) |
| 1999 | Received the Tottori Culture Award |
| 2000 | Received the Asahi Shimbun Award at the 47th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition |
| 2003 | Received the Grand Prize at the 20th Anniversary Grand Prix of the Tanabe Art Museum, the Designs of Tea Ceremony exhibition The 50th Anniversary Award of the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition |
| 2004 | The 61st Chugoku Cultural Award |
| 2005 | Received the 60th Anniversary Award at the 60th Shinsho Kōgei (New Association of Artisans of Fine Arts) Exhibition |
| 2007 | Received a Medal with Purple Ribbon |
| 2010 | Received the Tottori Prefecture Person Of Cultural Merit Award |
| 2013 | Recognized as a holder of an Important Intangible Cultural Property, Hakuji White Porcelain |
| 2020 | Received the FY 2019 Japan Ceramic Society Gold Award |
| Currently | He is currently a director of the Japan Kōgei Association and Chairperson of the Ceramics Division |