LACQUER ARTIST TOMIZO SARATANI
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1949 Born in Kyoto
1967 Graduates from Kyoto Munincipal Hiyoshigako Senior High School (Lacquer Art
under Mr. Kyohei Mizuuchi)
Wins first price at Exhibition of Graduation Art Works
1967 Studies urushi under lacquer artist Masaya Suzuki
1970 Studies woodworking under his father Syouzo Saratani
1971 Is employed as makie artist at Zohiko, a famous lacquerware store in Kyoto
1975 Moves to Vienna, Austria. Employment at Austrian Museum of Applied Arts (MAK).
Duration of stay in Vienna: 10 years.
Repairs and restores private urushi collections, among others Karel
Schwarzenberg’s collection, as well as collections in German and Austrian museums
1978 Holds research presentation at the International Institute for Conservation of Historic
and Artistic Works (I.I.C.) in Oxford, UK (sent by the Japan Foundation)
1980 Participates at International Crafts Exhibition in Vienna
1984 Organizes exhibition of small urushi objects at Eskenazi Ltd., London.
1985 Moves to London, UK. Duration of stay: 4 years.
Collaborates with auction houses like Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Eskenazi Ltd.
Repairs and restores works for art galleries and private collectors.
1989 Moves to Chicago, Illinois, USA. Duration of stay: 4 years.
Repairs urushi artworks, founds restoration company YAMATO Inc.
1992 Returns to Japan. Repairs and restores urushi artworks in Asahikawa, Hokkaido.
1995 Moves to Biei city in Hokkaido, founds workshop (KUNSTHAUS).
Organizes personal exhibitions in Hokkaido: Asahikawa Art Gallery, SEIBU
Asahikawa, Marui Imai Sapporo, Obihiro Fujimaru etc.
2002 Organizes exhibition at London’s Malcolm Fairey Gallery (thereafter every year)
2003, January Appears at NHK special program “Sennen no Takuminowaza wo mamoritai“
2003, October Publishes “Shitsugei – Nihon ga Suteta Takaramono (Urushi Art – Abandoned
Treasure in Japan, in Japanese) at Kobunshashinsho, Kobunsha Co., Ltd
2009 Founds urushi workshop KURI (Kaga Urushi Restauration & conservation Intership)
in Kaga, Ishikawa
2011 Moves back to Austria Gramatneusiedl .
2013, March Transfer the workshop to Brendenmarkt Hubertendorf castle in Austria.
2014 "Tomizo Saratani Lacquer Art Exhibition" At Kanazawa International Exchange Salon.
sponsored by Kaga City, Hokkoku Shimbun and Yoshii Shoten
2016, January Based in Kyoto City .
2017, August Moves the Austrian workshop to the city of Vienna.
2017, September 16th- December 3rd,
Special exhibition "Amazing Craftsmanship from the Meiji to the contemporary art"
Mitsui Memorial Art Museum .
2017, November.18th Talk session Lecture room. Mitsui Memorial Art Museum
2017, November 23rd, "Art work" Talk event Kanazawa Citizen's Art Center.
2017, November 24th - 26th, "Art work" exhibition Kanazawa Citizen's Art Center.
Today creates and repairs urushi works in Vienna Studio, Kaga Studio and Kyoto Studio
1967 Graduates from Kyoto Munincipal Hiyoshigako Senior High School (Lacquer Art
under Mr. Kyohei Mizuuchi)
Wins first price at Exhibition of Graduation Art Works
1967 Studies urushi under lacquer artist Masaya Suzuki
1970 Studies woodworking under his father Syouzo Saratani
1971 Is employed as makie artist at Zohiko, a famous lacquerware store in Kyoto
1975 Moves to Vienna, Austria. Employment at Austrian Museum of Applied Arts (MAK).
Duration of stay in Vienna: 10 years.
Repairs and restores private urushi collections, among others Karel
Schwarzenberg’s collection, as well as collections in German and Austrian museums
1978 Holds research presentation at the International Institute for Conservation of Historic
and Artistic Works (I.I.C.) in Oxford, UK (sent by the Japan Foundation)
1980 Participates at International Crafts Exhibition in Vienna
1984 Organizes exhibition of small urushi objects at Eskenazi Ltd., London.
1985 Moves to London, UK. Duration of stay: 4 years.
Collaborates with auction houses like Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Eskenazi Ltd.
Repairs and restores works for art galleries and private collectors.
1989 Moves to Chicago, Illinois, USA. Duration of stay: 4 years.
Repairs urushi artworks, founds restoration company YAMATO Inc.
1992 Returns to Japan. Repairs and restores urushi artworks in Asahikawa, Hokkaido.
1995 Moves to Biei city in Hokkaido, founds workshop (KUNSTHAUS).
Organizes personal exhibitions in Hokkaido: Asahikawa Art Gallery, SEIBU
Asahikawa, Marui Imai Sapporo, Obihiro Fujimaru etc.
2002 Organizes exhibition at London’s Malcolm Fairey Gallery (thereafter every year)
2003, January Appears at NHK special program “Sennen no Takuminowaza wo mamoritai“
2003, October Publishes “Shitsugei – Nihon ga Suteta Takaramono (Urushi Art – Abandoned
Treasure in Japan, in Japanese) at Kobunshashinsho, Kobunsha Co., Ltd
2009 Founds urushi workshop KURI (Kaga Urushi Restauration & conservation Intership)
in Kaga, Ishikawa
2011 Moves back to Austria Gramatneusiedl .
2013, March Transfer the workshop to Brendenmarkt Hubertendorf castle in Austria.
2014 "Tomizo Saratani Lacquer Art Exhibition" At Kanazawa International Exchange Salon.
sponsored by Kaga City, Hokkoku Shimbun and Yoshii Shoten
2016, January Based in Kyoto City .
2017, August Moves the Austrian workshop to the city of Vienna.
2017, September 16th- December 3rd,
Special exhibition "Amazing Craftsmanship from the Meiji to the contemporary art"
Mitsui Memorial Art Museum .
2017, November.18th Talk session Lecture room. Mitsui Memorial Art Museum
2017, November 23rd, "Art work" Talk event Kanazawa Citizen's Art Center.
2017, November 24th - 26th, "Art work" exhibition Kanazawa Citizen's Art Center.
Today creates and repairs urushi works in Vienna Studio, Kaga Studio and Kyoto Studio
