Into the Incandescent: Shokan Matsuda

An exhibition of traditional and innovative maki-e artworks by Shokan Matsuda and some of his followers will be held in the Old College Library at the Chelsea College of Art and Design from 4th-20th July.

Matsuda is a renowned Japanese maki-e lacquer artisan who uses both traditional and experimental approaches to apply maki-e to everyday objects in order to transform them. He himself founded the Maki-e Studio SHOKAN in Tokyo in 2005 to pass on the ancient techniques and to ensure that the beauty of maki-e will be appreciated by the world for many years to come.

As well as this exhibition, a series of maki-e workshops will be hosted by Matsuda and some of his apprentices at various times and locations, at which the participants will be able to create maki-e pieces to take home with them.

Exhibition opening times:
Private view: 4 July (6pm-8pm) Green Room
Public view: 4 July-20 July (Monday-Thursday 10am-7pm, Friday 10am-5pm, Saturday 10am-3.30pm)

Workshops:
Victoria & Albert Museum – 6 July
Swedenborg House – 8 July, 18 July
Oxford Ashmolean Museum – 12 July
Daiwa Foundation Japan House – 16 July, 19 July

For more information and to find out about workshop, click on the link below:
Into the Incandescent: Traditional and Innovative Japanese Maki-e

or email: into.the.incandescent.1@gmail.com