{"id":99065,"date":"2023-01-26T17:28:26","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T08:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/craft-museum?post_type=exhibition&#038;p=99065"},"modified":"2026-02-26T16:14:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T07:14:41","slug":"436","status":"publish","type":"exhibition","link":"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/craft-museum\/en\/exhibitions\/436","title":{"rendered":"Matsuda Gonroku: Master of Lacquer Art and Living National Treasure"},"content":{"rendered":"    <div class=\"momat-anchors\" aria-label=\"Anchor link\">\n        <button id=\"button-block_47900a33ead2558a977fcddb7b4a0bd9\"\n                aria-controls=\"nav-block_47900a33ead2558a977fcddb7b4a0bd9\"\n                class=\"momat-anchors__sp-header\">\n            <span class=\"heading\">Table of Contents<\/span>\n            <span class=\"text open\" aria-hidden=\"false\">Open<\/span>\n            <span class=\"text close\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Close<\/span>\n            <span class=\"icon\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n        <div id=\"nav-block_47900a33ead2558a977fcddb7b4a0bd9\"\n             class=\"momat-anchors__navigation\">\n            <div class=\"momat-anchors__inner\">\n                                    <a href=\"#about\"\n                       title=\"Scroll to About the Exhibition\"\n                       class=\"momat-anchors__link\">\n                        About the Exhibition                    <\/a>\n                                    <a href=\"#information\"\n                       title=\"Scroll to Hours &amp; Admissions\"\n                       class=\"momat-anchors__link\">\n                        Hours &amp; Admissions                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"about\" class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the Exhibition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-2\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\" id=\"about\">\n<p>Matsuda Gonroku, a giant of the craft world, created a monumental body of work in modern lacquer art and made an exceptionally important contribution to the development of Japan&#8217;s traditional crafts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Born in Kanazawa city, Matsuda built on the tradition of Kaga maki-e while deepening his art through his acquaintance with Masaki Naohiko, Director of the Tokyo Fine Arts School, and the eminent tea master Masuda Takashi (known as Donn\u014d); through study of classical works from the Muromachi and Momoyama periods; and through numerous conservation and restoration projects, including lacquerware excavated from Han-dynasty tombs at Lelang on the Korean peninsula and the Golden Hall of Ch\u016bson-ji Temple. With keen insight and discerning judgment, he illuminated the designs, styles, and a broad range of techniques of lacquer art and brought them to bear on his own creative practice. His achievement may justly be said to stand as a landmark of modern lacquer art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This exhibition presents approximately seventy of Matsuda&#8217;s principal works. It also includes classical works and pieces by his teachers that were instrumental in shaping his artistic development, as well as representative works by artists who have carried his legacy forward. Through an entirely new curatorial approach, the exhibition offers an unprecedented view of the essence of Matsuda Gonroku&#8217;s art and its enduring significance for contemporary lacquer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"information\" class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hours &amp; Admissions<\/h2>\n\n\n<dl class=\"momat-dl\">\n    \n<div class=\"momat-dl__item\">\n    <dt class=\"momat-dl__heading\">Location<\/dt>\n    <dd class=\"momat-dl__content\">\n        \n\n<p>Crafts Gallery, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo<\/p>\n\n\n    <\/dd>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"momat-dl__item\">\n    <dt class=\"momat-dl__heading\">Date<\/dt>\n    <dd class=\"momat-dl__content\">\n        \n\n<p>December 19, 2006 \u2013 February 25, 2007<\/p>\n\n\n    <\/dd>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"momat-dl__item\">\n    <dt class=\"momat-dl__heading\">Time<\/dt>\n    <dd class=\"momat-dl__content\">\n        \n\n<p>10:00-17:00<br>*Last admission is 30 minutes before closing.<\/p>\n\n\n    <\/dd>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"momat-dl__item\">\n    <dt class=\"momat-dl__heading\">Closed<\/dt>\n    <dd class=\"momat-dl__content\">\n        \n\n<p>Mondays (except January 8, February 12 ), December 29\u2013January 1, 9, February 13<\/p>\n\n\n    <\/dd>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"momat-dl__item\">\n    <dt class=\"momat-dl__heading\">Organizer<\/dt>\n    <dd class=\"momat-dl__content\">\n        \n\n<p>The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, The Mainichi Newspapers Co., Ltd.<\/p>\n\n\n    <\/dd>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"momat-dl__item\">\n    <dt class=\"momat-dl__heading\">Supported by<\/dt>\n    <dd class=\"momat-dl__content\">\n        \n\n<p>Agency for Cultural Affairs<\/p>\n\n\n    <\/dd>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"momat-dl__item\">\n    <dt class=\"momat-dl__heading\">Sponsored by<\/dt>\n    <dd class=\"momat-dl__content\">\n        \n\n<p>PILOT CORPORATION, TONICHI PRINTING CO., LTD., The Mainichi Building Co., Ltd.<\/p>\n\n\n    <\/dd>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/dl>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","exhibition_type":[211],"exhibition_year":[275],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Matsuda Gonroku: Master of Lacquer Art and Living National Treasure \uff08\u5c55\u89a7\u4f1a\uff09- National Crafts Museum<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.momat.go.jp\/craft-museum\/en\/exhibitions\/436\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Matsuda Gonroku: Master of Lacquer Art and Living National Treasure \uff08\u5c55\u89a7\u4f1a\uff09- National Crafts Museum\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"About the Exhibition Matsuda Gonroku, a giant of the craft world, created a monumental body of work in modern lacquer art and made an exceptionally important contribution to the development of Japan&#8217;s traditional crafts. 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