25013 ONIHIRA Keiji (cherry blossom silver background sake cup)

Height 4.7cm

Diameter 6.0 cm

1973 Born in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture

1991 Studied under Maki-e artist Sadahisa Kumano

1998 Graduated from Ishikawa Prefectural Wajima Lacquerware Technical Training Institute Maki-e Department

1999: Worked on the restoration of the National Treasure Chusonji Temple Golden Hall's inner sanctuary pillars (owned by the Miyagi Prefectural Tohoku History Museum) at the Tokyo National Museum's lacquer repair room

2000: Selected for the 17th Japan Traditional Lacquerware Exhibition for the first time, and has been selected repeatedly since. Selected for the 47th Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition for the first time, and has been selected repeatedly since.

2009 Agency for Cultural Affairs Art Organization Human Resource Development Support Project (Wajima Lacquer Technique Preservation Society) Maki-e production

2017 Became an associate member of the Wajima Lacquer Technique Preservation Society, an organization that preserves important intangible cultural properties. 2018 Participated in the "Contemporary Lacquer Art" exhibition (Yasue Gold Leaf Crafts Museum, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture) and the "URUSHI: Tradition and Innovation" exhibition (Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art, Sogo Museum of Art, and MOA Museum of Art).

2019 Sourushi Kai Exhibition (JR Nagoya Takashimaya Art Gallery)

2021 30th Anniversary Special Exhibition "Made in Wajima: The Age of Lacquer" (Wajima Museum of Urushi Art, Ishikawa Prefecture)

2022 "Keiji Onihei Makie" Exhibition at Lexus Hoshigaoka Lounge Gallery (Nagoya)

There are many techniques for Makie, and the work is created using a wide variety of materials and techniques, including precious lacquer, gold powder, and mother-of-pearl. This piece is a profound masterpiece that makes use of the wood grain while expressing cherry blossoms at night.