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The Kanazawa Craft Exhibition Online was launched in order to support local craft artists, due to the exhibition opportunities caused by COVID-19 spreading. Kanazawa City, the Kanazawa Craft Council and local craft artists cooperate together to organize this online exhibition. We introduce the charms of Kanazawa craft to people all over the world.

Reconstruction Support

Information regarding craft artists and works from the Noto region
that were affected by the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake.

Works

Category

Traditional craftsCeramicsLacquer artDyeing & weavingMetalworkWood & bambooGlassOthers

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Movies

  • Kawagoe Takayuki/河越貴之

    Traditional crafts

  • Maida Hitoshi/毎田仁嗣

    Dyeing & weaving

  • Mishima Jyunsei/三島純正

    Traditional crafts

  • Miyazaki Yusai/宮﨑 幽斎

    Metalwork

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Creators

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Messages

These are the messages from people related to Kanazawa crafts to craftspersons and website visitors offered at the start of the exhibition in May 2020.

  • Ohi Toyasai, Recipient of the Order of Culture and the Person of Culture Merit / 故 ⼤樋陶冶斎　文化勲章受章・文化功労者

  • Karasawa Masahiro, Director of National Crafts Museum / 唐澤昌宏　国立工芸館長　

  • Nakagawa Mamoru, Holder of important intangible culture property for “metal chasing” (chokin) technique / 中川衛　重要無形文化財「彫金」保持者

  • Yamazaki Tsuyoshi, President of Kanazawa College of Art / 山崎剛　前 金沢美術工芸大学 学長

  • Uozumi Iraku, Holder of important intangible culture property for “gong for tea ceremony” (dora) making technique / 魚住為楽　重要無形文化財「銅鑼」保持者

  • Nakano Kouichi, Holder of important intangible culture property for “maki-e” (sprinkled picture) technique / 中野孝一　重要無形文化財「蒔絵」保持者

  • Shima Atsuhiko, Former Director of 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa / 島敦彦　前 金沢21世紀美術館長