Shōkansai's father was the bamboo artist Iizuka Rōkansai. Originally Shōkansai's older brother Iizuka Mikio was intended to inherit the family art, and Shōkansai instead studied oil painting at the Tokyo University of Art, under Fujishima Takeji. However, Mikio's death in 1942 left Rōkansai without an heir to continue the family tradition of bamboo art, and so Shōkansai began studying under his father.[1][2][3] His father was a strict teacher; Shōkansai's first decade of instruction was devoted to the proper cutting of bamboo,[4] which he now considers an indispensable part of the craft.[5]
By the late 1940s Shōkansai was regularly submitting pieces to the Nitten exhibition held by the Japan Art Academy, and won a number of prizes in competition (including the Grand Prize (1954) and the Chrysanthemum Award (1960));[6] his work was present in over 20 incarnations of the exhibition.[3] He was eventually made a full member of the Nitten group in 1967.[1] By this time, he had already founded his own art group, the Nihon Chikujinkai, with a group of other artists.[1] In the mid-1970s, he started contributing to the Traditional Crafts Exhibition (Nihon Dentō Kōgei Ten), expanding his repertoire to cover vases, boxes and other containers;[3] he won the Minister of Education Award at his first showing and two years later was invited to be a judge of the competition.[1] His work was exhibited in the Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art and the San Francisco Asian Art Museum, and he was invited to Taiwan and other countries to teach his basket-weaving technique.[1][2][7] Between 1979 and 1981, he was employed by the Office of the Imperial Household to catalogue and research bamboo artefacts held in the Shōsōin Imperial Teasure House.[6]
^ abcde. Basketry Archives. Kagedo. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
^ abIizuka, Mari. "Shokansai". Rokando. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
^ abcJapanese Studio Crafts: Tradition and the Avant-garde. University of Pennsylvania Press. 1995. p. 93. ISBN978-0-8122-3335-3. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
^Neumeyer, Peter F. . The Boston Globe. Highbeam Research (subscription required). Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
^The East. East Publications, Incorporated. 1965. p. 48. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
^ ab"Textile Arts". Tai Gallery. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
^Claremont Quarterly. The Claremont Colleges. 1963. p. 68. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
^Diaz, Michelle. . Lost Art. Illanois State University College of Arts. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
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iizuka, shōkansai, 飯塚, 小玕斎, 1919, 2004, japanese, artist, specialising, japanese, bamboo, weaving, biography, editshōkansai, father, bamboo, artist, iizuka, rōkansai, originally, shōkansai, older, brother, iizuka, mikio, intended, inherit, family, shōkansai, i. Iizuka Shōkansai 飯塚 小玕斎 1919 2004 was a Japanese artist specialising in Japanese bamboo weaving Biography EditShōkansai s father was the bamboo artist Iizuka Rōkansai Originally Shōkansai s older brother Iizuka Mikio was intended to inherit the family art and Shōkansai instead studied oil painting at the Tokyo University of Art under Fujishima Takeji However Mikio s death in 1942 left Rōkansai without an heir to continue the family tradition of bamboo art and so Shōkansai began studying under his father 1 2 3 His father was a strict teacher Shōkansai s first decade of instruction was devoted to the proper cutting of bamboo 4 which he now considers an indispensable part of the craft 5 By the late 1940s Shōkansai was regularly submitting pieces to the Nitten exhibition held by the Japan Art Academy and won a number of prizes in competition including the Grand Prize 1954 and the Chrysanthemum Award 1960 6 his work was present in over 20 incarnations of the exhibition 3 He was eventually made a full member of the Nitten group in 1967 1 By this time he had already founded his own art group the Nihon Chikujinkai with a group of other artists 1 In the mid 1970s he started contributing to the Traditional Crafts Exhibition Nihon Dentō Kōgei Ten expanding his repertoire to cover vases boxes and other containers 3 he won the Minister of Education Award at his first showing and two years later was invited to be a judge of the competition 1 His work was exhibited in the Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art and the San Francisco Asian Art Museum and he was invited to Taiwan and other countries to teach his basket weaving technique 1 2 7 Between 1979 and 1981 he was employed by the Office of the Imperial Household to catalogue and research bamboo artefacts held in the Shōsōin Imperial Teasure House 6 In 1982 he was recognised as a Living National Treasure by the Japan Craft Arts Association and the Agency for Cultural Affairs 8 References Edit a b c d e Post War Basketry KJA0955 Basketry Archives Kagedo Archived from the original on 17 March 2012 Retrieved 29 April 2013 a b Iizuka Mari Shokansai Rokando Retrieved 29 April 2013 a b c Japanese Studio Crafts Tradition and the Avant garde University of Pennsylvania Press 1995 p 93 ISBN 978 0 8122 3335 3 Retrieved 29 April 2013 Neumeyer Peter F Sounds of life sightings of excellence The Boston Globe Highbeam Research subscription required Archived from the original on 7 March 2016 Retrieved 29 April 2013 The East East Publications Incorporated 1965 p 48 Retrieved 29 April 2013 a b Textile Arts Tai Gallery Archived from the original on 30 June 2013 Retrieved 29 April 2013 Claremont Quarterly The Claremont Colleges 1963 p 68 Retrieved 29 April 2013 Diaz Michelle Basketry Japan s Bamboo Art Lost Art Illanois State University College of Arts Archived from the original on 12 July 2012 Retrieved 29 April 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Iizuka Shōkansai amp oldid 1109594663, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
