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Discover the World of Kogei Art

The works of art presented here are original works made by highly acclaimed artists in Kyoto, Japan. KARAFUNEYA is proud to present the highest quality of Kogei artwork from Kyoto.

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  I’ll Continue Tomorrow

  ¥ 1,360,000
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  Invitation from the Wind

  ¥ 1,460,000
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  Come Around

  ¥ 1,360,000
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  Biotope

  ¥ 940,000

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Kogei Artists

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  Creation by flame

  Makimasa Imai

  Kogei Artist vol.1

  Makimasa Imai

  Artwork is an essential part of life. Art can be used to easily add a richness to life, that is, it can add joy. In that sense, I hope that my works can help people enjoy richer lives.

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  An imaginative world drawn in indigo blue

  Yoko Kamitani

  Kogei Artist vol.2

  Yoko Kamitani

  When you move past my artwork, the images gently shift, changing the artistic expression. I like that. Every day when I work, I have the desire to make artwork that fluctuates in its expression.

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  Seeking the beauty of lacquer

  Issey Hattori

  Kogei Artist vol.3

  Issey Hattori

  The rich black color produced by lacquer is call Shikkoku (“lacquerblack”). My work pursues the beauty that can be expressed with gold Maki-e and inlaid mother of pearl placed in the Shikkoku background.

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  Jindai cedar boxes decorated with delicate linear gold motifs

  Ai Imamura

  Kogei Artist vol.4

  Ai Imamura

  This piece is made from Jindai cedar. It expresses small buds that take in the goodness of heaven and earth, sending roots deep into the ground and changing with the season in the beauty of life’s vitality.

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  Pouring down from heaven: Cycle of light, water, and life

  Koken Murata

  Kogei Artist vol.5

  Koken Murata

  My artwork starts from the feelings I get when I experience nature. I experienced Zen meditation in my search for spirituality, and one time I feel a brilliant light flowing down on me as if it had been released from the body of Buddha.

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  Integrating lacquer and Kyoto Opal

  Kenji Omachi

  Kogei Artist vol.6

  Kenji Omachi

  For over 40 years I have worked to integrate traditional techniques with various materials. As I worked to integrate new materials, I discovered a synthetic opal material called Kyoto Opal that was developed by Kyocera using leading-edge technology.

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  January 5, 2025

  Exhibition review

  Kuroda Tatsuaki Exhibition: A Journey Through Wood, Lacquer and mother-of-Pearl – A Review of the Exhibition

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