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Kuniaki Kuroki: A Glass Magician

Face to Face · Season 5 · Episode 6
Kuniaki Kuroki is a world-renowned glassmaker with over 50 years of experience, whose works combine techniques from traditional Japanese ceramics and lacquering, and incorporate motifs from classic Japanese artists like Ogata Korin and Katsushika Hokusai. A 2008 exhibition of his work at Ca' Pesaro International Gallery of Modern Art in Venice wowed Western audiences. At his workshop in the mountains of Miyazaki Prefecture, he has supported his local community with an entirely new style of cut glass.

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Season
5
Episode
6
Air Date
30/Jun/2019
Air Time
Runtime
28 min

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Kuniaki Kuroki is a world-renowned glassmaker with over 50 years of experience, whose works combine techniques from traditional Japanese ceramics and lacquering, and incorporate motifs from classic Japanese artists like Ogata Korin and Katsushika Hokusai. A 2008 exhibition of his work at Ca' Pesaro International Gallery of Modern Art in Venice wowed Western audiences. At his workshop in the mountains of Miyazaki Prefecture, he has supported his local community with an entirely new style of cut glass.

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