GALLERY
ELMAR WEINMAYR
A N D
B E N J A N S S E N S
O R I E N T A L A R T
J O I N T L Y P R E S E N T
K A D OI S A B U R Ô
91c Jermyn Street
London SW1Y 6JB
TEL: +44 (0) 20 7976 1888
FAX: +44 (0) 20 7976 2588
email: [email protected]
www.benjanssens.com
EXHIBITION AT
BEN JANSSENS ORIENTAL ART
GALLERYELMAR WEINMAYR
J-604-0914 Kyôto-shi
Nakagyô-ku Shinkarasuma-dôri
Ebisukawa sagaru JAPAN
by appointment only
Tel. +81-75-256-1270
Fax. +81-75-256-1255
email: [email protected]
www.eweinmayr.com
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K A D O I S A B U R Ô
Kadô Isaburo was born in 1940 in Wajima (Ishikawa
Prefecture), the very centre of the Japanese lacquer
tradition. He ranks as one of the greatest living masters
of contemporary Japanese lacquer art.
After finishing middle school at the age of 15, he began an
apprenticeship with the chinkin master Hashimoto
Tetsuhirô. On completion of this apprenticeship, Kadô
began creating lacquer panels using the chinkin technique,
which involves scratching thin lines into the surface of the
lacquer and then filling them with gold. He was strongly
influenced by contemporary American painters, whose
work he encountered in exhibitions in Tokyo. On reaching
the age of 30, his focus gradually shifted away from pure
artistic pieces to more functional lacquer objects. The wide
range of his work includes anything from bowls for everyday
use to the finest pieces commissioned for special occasions,
as well as pure art objects and pieces for installations.
In his craftsmanship, Kadô bridges the gap between life and
art. Through clarity and simplicity of form as well as
aesthetic purity Kado’s work captivates. His emphasis is
not only on the special character of the natural materials,
but also on the craftsman's creative process.
Kadô Isaburo is the recipient of numerous prizes and
awards. His work can be found in many public collections,
such as the National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo, the
Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Musée Guimet
in Paris, the Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven, the
Neue Sammlung in the Pinakothek der Moderne in
Munich and the Museum of East Asian Art in Berlin.
PRIVATE VIEW
AT 91C JERMYN STREET
LONDON SW1Y 6JB
7 JUNE 2005
6.00 - 8.30PM
EXHIBITION
8 JUNE – 30 JUNE 2005
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