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Kenji Honma | WA-RI-KI Tea Container, 2018
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Category:Art / Medium - Wood
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2025 Jun 14 @ 13:30 (UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT)
Kenji Honma,Hitachi-omiya-shi, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
WA-RI-KI Tea Container, 2018
Japanese bigleaf magnolia, urushi lacquer, stone powder, linen
3.3 x 2.7 x 2 inches | 8.4 x 6.9 x 5.3 cm
(Congratulations to Kenji, whose work was acquired this year by the Victoria and Albert Museum!)
My work begins with riving (splitting) wood along its natural grain lines with a hatchet. I strive to make the most of each tree's unique character.
The hardships of snow and winds are visible on the surface, and each stroke of the hatchet reveals a new pattern—signatures from winters past. Sometimes my works reveal to me something beyond my own imagination.
‘WA-RI-KI Tea container’ is a small box that has been used in Japan for hundreds of years as a tea ceremony utensil, which I have created using traditional lacquer techniques and a new sensibility.
His process is shown in this short video from the Loewe Foundation: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cujod9hrr3s/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Biography
1974 Born in Tokyo, Japan, the 2nd son of lacquer artist Yukio HONMA
1997 Woodturning apprenticeship under Eiho TSUJI. Admitted to Ishikawa Prefectural Institute for Yamanaka Lacquerware
2000 Moved to Hitachi-Omiya, Ibaraki Prefecture, one of the Urushi lacquer solution production area
Began lacquer art, cultivation of Urushi forest and Urushi Tapping under his father, Honma Yukio
2020 Became independent
Public collections
Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), London, UK
Cheongju Craft Biennale, Cheongju, South Korea
Awards
2024 The 15th Creative Traditional Arts Award, the Japan Arts Foundation, Japan
2023 Finalist at LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2023
2021 Silver Prize at Cheongju International Craft Competition, Cheongju, Republic of Korea
2020 Grand Prize at The Ishikawa International Urushi Exhibition 2020, Kanazawa, Japan
Exhibitions
2024 PAD London, Sarah Myerscough Gallery, London(Group)
2023 PAD LONDON, Sarah Myerscough Gallery, London
LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2023, New York
2022 KENJI HONMA Solo Exhibition, Nihombashi Mitsukoshi, Tokyo
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