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Ceramics

Shunsuke Nomura

野村　俊介

Shunsuke Nomura creates ceramic sculptures of exoskeletal creatures — beetles, crabs, insects — rendered in stoneware with a precision of form and glaze that regularly stops gallery visitors mid-step. His works sell out immediately upon exhibition at galleries in Tokyo, and the artwork we present was created just for this exhibit. Drawing on metalworking knowledge from his early training, he also pioneers ceramic-metal hybrid techniques with no precedent in traditional Japanese craft. He has shown at Art Fair Tokyo (2024, 2025), KOGEI Art Fair Kanazawa (2023, 2024), Osaka International Art (2025), and Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi (2025), and is the recipient of the Ceramic Synergy Prize (2023) and the Takifuji Art Prize Special Award (2023).

Bud Vase by Shunsuke Nomura — Bud VaseCeramics · 2026 · W 11.3 × D 13 × H 15.6 cm

Bud VaseCeramics · 2026 · W 11.3 × D 13 × H 15.6 cm

Cloisonné enamel

Akira Hoshino

星野　玲

Akira Hoshino works in 七宝焼 (Shippo-Yaki) cloisonné enamel. Her sculptural creatures with fine delicate design occupy the threshold between craft object and living thing, their scales, eyelids, and claws rendered with a precision that stops viewers mid-step. In 2025, Hoshino received the Prime Minister's Award at the 58th Japan Cloisonné Artists Association Exhibition, the discipline's most prestigious recognition. Her work has been shown at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum, impertinente (Limoges, France), and Mitsukoshi Isetan.

Guardian Lizard by Akira Hoshino — Guardian LizardCloisonné enamel · 2024 · 800 × 500 × 50 mm

Guardian LizardCloisonné enamel · 2024 · 800 × 500 × 50 mm

Heaven-Earth Guardian Gecko by Akira Hoshino — Heaven-Earth Guardian GeckoCloisonné enamel · 2024 · 520 × 200 × 20 mm

Heaven-Earth Guardian GeckoCloisonné enamel · 2024 · 520 × 200 × 20 mm

Baby Pink Leopard Gecko by Akira Hoshino — Baby Pink Leopard GeckoCloisonné enamel · 2025 · 50 × 70 × 15 mm

Baby Pink Leopard GeckoCloisonné enamel · 2025 · 50 × 70 × 15 mm

Salmon Pink Leopard Gecko by Akira Hoshino — Salmon Pink Leopard GeckoCloisonné enamel · 2025 · 50 × 70 × 15 mm

Salmon Pink Leopard GeckoCloisonné enamel · 2025 · 50 × 70 × 15 mm

Urushi lacquer

Tomoko Sadaike

定池　朋子

Tomoko Sadaike works in urushi lacquer within うるしとき, a multi-generational craft family based in Kanazawa — a city long considered the heart of Japanese craft tradition. Working in a studio where lacquer has been practiced across four generations, Sadaike brings a fresh sensibility to techniques refined over decades. Her decorative boxes combine paulownia wood construction with eggshell mosaic and maki-e, placing natural motifs against deep lacquer grounds with quiet precision. One of her works exhibited, 飾箱「藤」, Decorative Box "Wisteria" — was selected for the 79th Kanazawa City Craft Exhibition. She is a member of the Kanazawa Urushi Association.

Also on exhibit

Karakusa Decorative BoxUrushi lacquer · 2024 · ⌀ 90 × 90 mm

Fuji Decorative Box by Tomoko Sadaike — Fuji Decorative BoxUrushi lacquer · 2023 · 110 × 110 × 110 mm

Urushi lacquer

Shiori Kawano

河野　詩織

Shiori Kawano works in urushi — traditional Japanese lacquer — producing large abstract panels in which microscopic fragments of eggshell, mother-of-pearl (raden), and metal powder accumulate across a deep lacquer ground through weeks of layering and polishing. The surfaces she arrives at are luminous and deeply spatial, the result of a process she describes as one in which unstable forms find structural strength through accumulated layers. Kawano's work was selected for the 2nd FEI PURO ART AWARD (2023) and has been exhibited at FEI Art Museum (Yokohama).

Also on exhibit

Lacquer Brooch (set of 7)Urushi lacquer · 2019 · 4 × 4 cm

Submerge in the Light by Shiori Kawano — Submerge in the LightUrushi lacquer panel · 2024 · 33 × 53 × 3.5 cm

Submerge in the LightUrushi lacquer panel · 2024 · 33 × 53 × 3.5 cm

Early Summer Breeze by Shiori Kawano — Early Summer BreezeUrushi lacquer panel · 2025 · 33 × 53 × 3.5 cm

Early Summer BreezeUrushi lacquer panel · 2025 · 33 × 53 × 3.5 cm

Drawing Irregular Arcs by Shiori Kawano — Drawing Irregular ArcsUrushi lacquer panel · 2023 · 333 × 530 × 35 mm

Drawing Irregular ArcsUrushi lacquer panel · 2023 · 333 × 530 × 35 mm

Shed Skins by Shiori Kawano — Shed SkinsUrushi lacquer panel · 2024 · 33 × 53 × 3.5 cm

Shed SkinsUrushi lacquer panel · 2024 · 33 × 53 × 3.5 cm

Aluminium, gold flakes

Naoki Sakamoto

坂本　直輝

Naoki Sakamoto works in hammered aluminium, using the traditional Japanese metalworking technique of 絞り (shibori-hammering) to beat a single sheet of aluminium into sculptural form. His works — including shoes and wearable objects that sit between craft and conceptual art — are further distinguished by his use of anodized aluminium dyeing, a technique he has adapted to introduce vivid, permanent colour into the metal surface. Sakamoto's practice bridges the ancient discipline of 鍛金 (forged metalwork) and a distinctly contemporary visual language.

Balmy Breeze by Naoki Sakamoto — Balmy BreezeAluminium, gold flakes · 2025 · H 18 × W 26 × D 11 cm

Balmy BreezeAluminium, gold flakes · 2025 · H 18 × W 26 × D 11 cm

Heaven Soaring Shoes by Naoki Sakamoto — Heaven Soaring ShoesAluminium, gold flakes · 2025 · H 12 × W 24 × D 11 cm

Heaven Soaring ShoesAluminium, gold flakes · 2025 · H 12 × W 24 × D 11 cm

Dry lacquer

Hayato Terashima

寺嶋　勇人

Hayato Terashima graduated from Kanazawa College of Art in 2026 and is currently pursuing his MFA there, specialising in lacquer. His practice centres on 乾漆 (kanshitsu) — dry lacquer, an ancient technique in which layers of lacquer-saturated cloth are built up and the interior removed, creating lightweight hollow forms. Terashima pushes this tradition into entirely new territory: across his works, he builds extraordinary accumulations of three-dimensional lacquer dots onto the surface, creating dense, tactile fields that pulse with quiet energy and reward close looking. He held his first solo exhibition in 2025, and has shown at Hanshin Umeda (2026) and Tsukuba Museum of Art (2025). He was selected as a finalist for KOGEI ARTISTS LEAGUE 2024, organised by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group.

Mono-Painting by Hayato Terashima — Mono-PaintingDry lacquer · 2025 · 47 × 36 × 30 cm

Mono-PaintingDry lacquer · 2025 · 47 × 36 × 30 cm

Long time, vast space, & You by Hayato Terashima — Long time, vast space, & YouDry lacquer · 2025 · 47 × 36 × 30 cm

Long time, vast space, & YouDry lacquer · 2025 · 47 × 36 × 30 cm

Deeply, deeply, deeply... by Hayato Terashima — Deeply, deeply, deeply...Dry lacquer · 2025 · 47 × 36 × 30 cm

Deeply, deeply, deeply...Dry lacquer · 2025 · 47 × 36 × 30 cm

Tochi wood, urushi lacquer, gold leaf

Kenyu Mitsuhashi

三橋　鎌幽

Kenyu Mitsuhashi is the successor of Kamakura-bori (鎌倉彫), a tradition of lacquered woodcarving with an 800-year history originating in the Kamakura period. A descendant of Busshi — professional sculptors of Buddhist statuary — Mitsuhashi deepened his practice through years of Zen training at Kenchoji Temple, the oldest Zen training monastery in Japan, where he was given the title "KENYU" by Zen master Yoshida in 2010. He has produced ceremonial tea utensils for Kenchoji Temple, held solo exhibitions at Yokohama Takashimaya and JR Nagoya Takashimaya, exhibited in Paris and Milan, and was selected for the LEXUS NEW TAKUMI PROJECT 2018–2019.

Peaceful Abundance by Kenyu Mitsuhashi — Peaceful Abundance 太平余Tochi wood, urushi lacquer, gold leaf · 2025 · ⌀ 13.0 × H 6.5 cm

Peaceful Abundance 太平余Tochi wood, urushi lacquer, gold leaf · 2025 · ⌀ 13.0 × H 6.5 cm

Jakuchu's Phoenix by Kenyu Mitsuhashi — Jakuchu's Phoenix 彫皿「若冲鳳凰」Tochi wood, urushi lacquer, gold leaf · 2024 · ⌀ 34.0 × H 3.0 cm

Jakuchu's Phoenix 彫皿「若冲鳳凰」Tochi wood, urushi lacquer, gold leaf · 2024 · ⌀ 34.0 × H 3.0 cm

Rising Waves by Kenyu Mitsuhashi — Rising Waves 彫皿「立浪図」Tochi wood, urushi lacquer, gold leaf · 2024 · ⌀ 34.0 × H 3.0 cm

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