Yasuki Hiramatsu
(April 30, 1926 – April 11, 2012 was born in Osaka, Japan. He was a Japanese artist and considered a pioneer of modern jewelry in Japan. He served as a member of the Japan Craft Design Association, the Japan Jewellery Designers Association, and the Mitglied von der Gesellschaft für Goldschmiedekunst.
Yasuki Hiramatsu
- Born
- 1926 · Osaka Prefecture.
- Died
- 2012 · Tokyo.
- Nationality
- Japan · Empire of Japan
- Occupation
- jewelry designer · university teacher · goldsmith
- Fields
- jewelry · jewelry design
- Education
- Tokyo University of the Arts
- Honours
- Goldener Ehrenring · Bayerischer Staatspreis
- Languages
- Japanese
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(April 30, 1926 – April 11, 2012 was born in Osaka, Japan. He was a Japanese artist and considered a pioneer of modern jewelry in Japan. He served as a member of the Japan Craft Design Association, the Japan Jewellery Designers Association, and the Mitglied von der Gesellschaft für Goldschmiedekunst.
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• 1978 Galerie am Graben, Wien, Austria • 1990 Electrum Gallery, London • 1993 Professor Yasuki Hiramatsu Retirement Exhibition, Tokyo University of the Arts • 1994 STUDIO TON BERENDS, Den Haag, Netherlands • 1995 LUISE SMIT, Amsterdam, Netherlands • 1996 Galerij Sofie Lachaert, Gent, Belgium • 1997 Magari, Barcelona, Spain; Galerij Sofie Lachaert, Antwerpen, Belgium • 2006 Gallery HANAIRO, Anraku-ji (temple), Kyoto • 2008 Crafts Gallery, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
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1926
Yasuki Hiramatsu born at Osaka Prefecture.
2012
Yasuki Hiramatsu died at Tokyo.
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Yasuki Hiramatsu studied at Tokyo University of the Arts. Kimiaki Kageyama and Fumiki Taguchi are recorded as having studied under Yasuki Hiramatsu. The recorded working language is Japanese. The field of work recorded is jewelry and jewelry design. Residence is recorded at Tokyo. Work by Yasuki Hiramatsu is recorded in the collections of Dallas Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, jewellery museum Pforzheim and Victoria and Albert Museum. Distinctions recorded are Goldener Ehrenring and Bayerischer Staatspreis.
• 1952–1957 Twice awarded prizes from the Living Industrial Arts Institute, Tokyo, Japan • 1969 Gold Prize at 3rd Craft Center Japan • 1970 Prize at the Japan New Craft Exhibition, Tokyo • 1990 Created a present for Empress Kōjun to bestow on the Empress Michiko on her enthronement • 1991 41st Craft Award in Excellence awarded by the Japanese Government Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology • 1994 First non-European to be awarded 'the Ring of Goldsmiths' from Gellschaft fur Goldschmiedekunst • 1995 Awarded ìContribution to Design Promotion' by the Japanese Government Ministry of International Trade and Industry • 1996 Awarded 'Bayerischer Staatspreis' by the Bayern Government Ministry, Germany • 1997 Awarded 'Kunii Kitaro Prize' by Japan Industrial Art Foundation.
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Yasuki Hiramatsu studied at Tokyo University of the Arts. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.
Yasuki Hiramatsu received Goldener Ehrenring and Bayerischer Staatspreis. Recorded as having received Goldener Ehrenring and Bayerischer Staatspreis.
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Dallas Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art and jewellery museum Pforzheim
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