Katsura Morihito Japanese, Living National Treasure, 1944

Katsura Morihito hails from a long line of metalwork artists dating back to the Edo period in the 1600s in Tokyo. Named after his family, The Katsura School became renowned for its fashionable metal accessories including obi sash clips and ornately decorated tobacco cases. Katsura is recognized for his remarkable skills in inlaying and decorative painting along with his lifelong commitment to Edo metal sculptures.

 

Selected Exhibitions  

—2023 Japan Traditional Kōgei Annual Exhibition, Japan 

—2023 Living National Treasure Annual Exhibition, Japan 

2019 20 Passions for Crafting Crafts, National Museum of Modern Art, 
         Tokyo Craft Gallery, Japan 

2018  Edo Metal Sculpture and the World of Metal Craft, Nerima Art

          Museum, Japan

2014  The Present of Living National Treasures, Tokyo National Museum,

          Japan

 

Selected Awards 

2009 Received the Soukeikai Grand Award from the Soukeikai 

          Foundation

1998  Received the Tokyo Governor Award at the 45th Japan Traditional 

          Kōgei Exhibition 

          Received the Japan Kogei Association Award at the 28th  

          Metalworks Tratitional Kogei Exhibition

1995  Received the Commissioner for Cultural Affairs Award at the 25th    

          Metalworks

          Traditional Kogei Exhibition

1975  Received the Incentive Award at the 5th Metalworks Traditional  

          Kogei Exhibiton ('77, '78, '79)

 

Selected Public Collections 

The Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, US

MOA Museum of Modern Art | Shizuoka, Japan 

Imperial Household Agency of Japan 

Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan 

National Crafts Museum  | Ishikawa, Japan 

Nerima Art Museum | Tokyo, Japan 

Jingu Art Museum | Mie, Japan 

Meiji Jingu | Tokyo, Japan 

Yakushiji Temple | Nara, Japan 

Matsushita Museum Gardens Shinshin-an  | Kyoto, Japan