{"id":406,"date":"2025-11-01T09:49:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T00:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/natsukourushi.shop\/?page_id=406"},"modified":"2025-11-01T09:49:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T00:49:16","slug":"self-introduction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/natsukourushi.shop\/index.php\/en\/self-introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Self-Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/natsukourushi.shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_0695-1-920x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/natsukourushi.shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_0695-1-920x1024.jpg 920w, https:\/\/natsukourushi.shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_0695-1-270x300.jpg 270w, https:\/\/natsukourushi.shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_0695-1-768x854.jpg 768w, https:\/\/natsukourushi.shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_0695-1-1381x1536.jpg 1381w, https:\/\/natsukourushi.shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_0695-1.jpg 1492w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Career \/ History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Born on May 2, 1996 in Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2020: Completed training at Kagawa Urushi Lacquerware Institute<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2020: Studied under lacquer or URUSHI artist Shozo Kitaoka<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2020: First selection at the 38th Japan Traditional Urushi Works Exhibition<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2021: Selected for the 39th Japan Traditional Urushi Works Exhibition<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2022: Selected for the 69th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2022: Selected for the 40th Japan Traditional Urushi Works Exhibition<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2023: Opened my own studio and became independent in Saijo City, Ehime Prefecture<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2023: Selected for the 70th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2025: Won the NHK Takamatsu Broadcasting Station Prize at the 67th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Shikoku Exhibition<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About me<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I initially had no personal connection to the world of <em>urushi<\/em> (Japanese lacquerware). However, having been born in Japan, I felt a strong desire to engage with Japanese native culture and make it a part of my life. This calling led me to become an Urushi (lacquer) artist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Urushi artistry has diverse styles across Japan, I was particularly captivated by the vibrant and colorful techniques from Kagawa Prefecture. Within this tradition, I specialize in <em>Choshitsu<\/em> (carved lacquer). I was fascinated by this method, where carving reveals the beautiful, hidden layers of colored Urushi applied meticulously underneath, and it is what I have dedicated myself to studying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I create each piece with a deep hope for the continuation of our cultural heritage. But just as importantly, I create with the profound wish that, through my art, I can share the feelings and scenes I experience with people from all walks of life. I would be overjoyed if my work could connect us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Career \/ History Born on May 2, 1996 in Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture. 2020: Completed training at Kagawa  [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"https:\/\/natsukourushi.shop\/?page_id=6","sns_share_botton_hide":"","vkExUnit_sns_title":"","_vk_print_noindex":"","sitemap_hide":"","vkExUnit_sitemap":"","_veu_custom_css":"","veu_display_promotion_alert":"common","_exclude_from_list_pages":"","vkexunit_cta_each_option":"","vkExUnit_childPageIndex":"","vkExUnit_pageList_ancestor":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-406","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","en-US"],"veu_head_title_object":{"title":"","add_site_title":""},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"NatsukoJimbo","author_link":"https:\/\/natsukourushi.shop\/index.php\/author\/natsukojimbo\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Career \/ History Born on May 2, 1996 in Takamatsu City,&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/natsukourushi.shop\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/natsukourushi.shop\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/natsukourushi.shop\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/natsukourushi.shop\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/natsukourushi.shop\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=406"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/natsukourushi.shop\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/406\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":409,"href":"https:\/\/natsukourushi.shop\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/406\/revisions\/409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/natsukourushi.shop\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}