Chōsa Yoshiyuki

Chōsa Yoshiyuki ( Japanese 帖 佐 美 行 , actually with the same reading 帖 佐 良 行; born March 25, 1915 in Kagoshima ; died September 10, 2002 in Tōkyō ) was a Japanese metal artist.

Live and act

Chōsa Yoshiyuki studied from 1930 under Kobayashi Shōun (小林 照 雲), from 1940 under Unno Kiyoshi (海 野 清; 1884-1956). In 1941 he received a silver and a bronze medal at the “Bijutsu Kyōkai” (美術 協会 展) exhibition, and in 1942 he was admitted to the “Shin-Bunten” exhibition series for the first time.

After the Pacific War he exhibited at the “Nitten”, in 1953 a vase with a dragon decoration (龍 文 象 嵌 花瓶). In 1955 he was awarded at the Nitten. In 1957 he was appointed a juror. In 1958 he participated in the founding of the "Association of Metal Artists of Japan" (日本 金工 作家協会, Nihon kinkō sakka kyōkai), in 1861 in the founding of the (現代 工 芸 美術 家 協会, Gendai kōgei bijutsu-ka kyōkai).

In 1962, Chōsa on the Nitten was awarded the Minister of Culture (文 部 大臣 賞, Mombu-dajin shō), and in 1966 he received the Japanese Academy of Arts prize for the metal vessel “Double Concept of Nocturnal Luminosity” (夜光 双 想, Yakō sōsō) . In 1974 he became a member of the Academy of Arts. In 1977 he became a member of the Japanese Committee of the World Crafts Council . In 1978 he took part in the "League of New Craftsmen of Japan" (日本 新 工 芸 家 連 盟, Nihon shinkōgeika remmei) and became its chairman in 1982.

Chōsa's theme is modern beauty in harmony with life. He complemented traditional ways of working by adding techniques such as welding. He put his theses in the book "New Crafts - Bringing Beauty to Life" (新 工 芸 ── 美 に い き る, Shin-kōgei - Bi ni ikiru).

In 1987 Chōsa was honored as a person with special cultural merits and was awarded the Cultural Order in 1993.

Web links (images)

Owned by the " National Museum of Modern Art Tokyo ":

• 公 慶, 捧 げ 物 の た め の 器, Kōkei, Sasagemono no tame no utsuwa - Kōkei - vessel for offerings （1980）
• 牡丹 清風 想 香 器, Botan seifū-sō kōki - Censer with peony pattern in a light wind （1993）

Remarks

1. ↑ From 1907 to 1918 a state exhibition series was called “Bunten” (文 展), short for Mombushō bijutsu tenrankai ( 文部省 美術展 覧 会 ), the successor from 1936 to 1944 was preceded by a shin (新) for “new”.
2. ↑ The successor to the Shin-Bunter, from 1946, no longer state-owned, is called "Nitten" for ( 日本 美術展 覧 会 , Nihon bijutsu-in tenrankai ).
3. ↑ Kōkei (1648-1705) was a high Buddhist priest.

Web links

• Biographies Chōsa Yoshiyuki in the Kotobank, Japanese

Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . Thus, Chōsa is the family name, Yoshiyuki the first name.