Tokuzo Shono>Flow
- Flow, 2019
- Bamboo (Madake), rattan H 50 x 80 x 35 cm
Tokuzo Shono
Biography
- 1942
- Born in Oita, Japan
- 1964
- Graduated in the sculptural arts at Musashino Art University, Tokyo, Japan
Studied under Shounsai Shono, Bamboo Artist - 1974
- Started as an artist after Shounsai’s death
- 1979
- The 11th Nitten Exhibition, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan (Since then his work is accepted by Nitten Exhibition every year)
- 1980
- The 2nd Japan New Craft Arts Exhibition, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan (Since then his work is accepted by Japan New Craft Arts Exhibition every year)
- 1990
- Member Award, The 12th Japan New Craft Arts Exhibition , Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
- 1993
- Member Special Award, The 15th Japan New Craft Arts Exhibition , Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
- 1996
- Nippon Breadcasting System Award, The 22nd Japan New Craft Arts Exhibition , Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
- 1998
- Tokusen Award, The 30th Nitten Exhibition, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
- 2001
- Shapes Have Nuances - Tokuzo Shono Exhibition, Oita Art Museum, Oita, Japan
- 2008
- New Bamboo: Contemporary Japanese Masters, Japan Society, New York, USA
- 2013
- Fired Earth, Woven Bamboo: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics and Bamboo Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA
- 2015
- Opening Exhibition vol. 1 “Modern: Blossoming Garden – Oita World Museum – Oita & World 200 Masterpieces”, Oita Prefectural Art Museum, Oita, Japan
- 2016
- Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award, The 38th Japan New Craft Arts Exhibition, The National Art Center Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- 2017-18
- Japanese Bamboo Art: The Abbey Collection, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
- 2019-20
- Japanese Bamboo Art from New York: The Abbey Collection. Gifts to the The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Oita prefectural Art Museum, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo Crafts Gallery, The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka, Japan
- Public Collections :
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Victoria & Albert Museum, UK
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, USA
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA
Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, USA
Muzeum Sztuki i Techniki Japonskiej Manggha, Poland
Oita Prefectural Art Museum, Japan
Oita Art Museum, Japan