The Toyo Bunko rates amongst the top five Asian studies research libraries in the world. One special item in its collection is the Maoshi scroll. Let’s find out more about it.
Ryohei Miyata was born the son of Rando Miyata II, the craftsmen to be culturally recognized in wax casting, a traditional craft originating in the city of Sado, Niigata Prefecture.
| 1970 | Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts in the Department of Crafts, Faculty of Fine Arts |
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| 1992 | Winner of 11th Japan Contemporary Arts and Crafts Exhibition Grand Prize, as well as the Yomiuri Shimbun Prize and the Nippon Television Network Prize |
| 1979 | Awarded 18th Contemporary Arts and Crafts Exhibition Ministry of Education Prize |
| 1990 | Associate Professor, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts |
| 1990〜91 | Research Fellow in Germany under Japanese Government Ministry of Education Overseas Research Program |
| 1997 | Professor, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts |
| 2004 | Vice-president and Trustee, Tokyo University of the Arts |
| 2005 | President, Tokyo University of the Arts |
He has also been honored with the 13th Japan Fine Arts Exhibition (Nitten) Special Commendation; the International Judaica Design Competition (1996) Bronze Award; the 46th Japan Contemporary Arts and Crafts Exhibition (2007) Prime Minister’s Prize, and others. His works of art can be viewed in many prominent places, such as Tokyo Station (Gin-no-suzu Meeting Place), Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum and Niigata Prefectural Museum of Modern Art. Miyata is both the foremost expert in technical research in hammering as well as a renowned artist, holding exhibitions in various places around the world. He is perhaps most famous for his work “Springen” in which dolphin was used as a motif.
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