Artisan | Woodturner: Ishihara Hideo| 石原日出男

About👤

Year of Birth: 1925 | Ob. 1999

Location: Ginza, Tokyo

Master: Observation

Apprentice:

Workshop:

Kokeshi Style: Naruko & Sōsaku | 創作こけし

Ishihara-san was born in Ginza, Tokyo and was originally registered as a traditional Naruko Kokeshi Kijishi following the tradition after his grandfather, Iwataro Onuma. Ishihara-San found himself too restricted. He also fell ill for more than ten years. He used this time to study painting and when he recovered from his illness he began his transition to Sosaku Kokeshi. Winning over 60 awards including the "Prime Ministers Award". His Narugo Kokeshi are rare to find as he made very few of them. Ishihara-san did not turn his own Kokeshi Master Sato Masahiro turned the bodies that Ishihara-san would turn into masterpieces

Awards🏅

1961 National Kokeshi Doll Exhibition, "Hunter" received the Chairman's Award

1963 National Kokeshi Doll Exhibition, "Girl" received the Annual Award; Prime Minister's Prize

1964-1967 Sponsored the Poetic Craft Exhibition

1968 National Kokeshi Doll Exhibition Special Selection and 60 other awards

1969 Selected as a judge for the National Exhibition and as a representative of the NHK International TV Overseas Education Edition

1970 Joined with Irish hippie and presided over craft exhibitions in Dublin, London, etc.

1977 Participated in the establishment of the Japan Kokeshi Crafts Association

1978 Visited Greek craftsmen in Athens

1981 Co-authored "Mingei no Kokoro" (民芸のこころ)

1984 Ceramics exhibition held Many other solo exhibitions

Other📑

Community gallery: Link

Soulportals gallery: Link

Known signatures: Link

Sources📑

Photo Credit: Yamanaka, N., & Toshiya Kano. (1973). Contemporary Kokeshi: The People and Their Works. Kyoei Shobo.

Artisan | Woodturner: Ishihara Hideo| 石原 日出男