Shōgyo Ōba, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Shōgyo Ōba

Lacquer artist

Date of Birth: 15-Mar-1916

Place of Birth: Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 21-Jun-2012

Profession: artist

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Shogyo Oba (????, Oba Shogyo, March 15, 1916 – June 21, 2012) was a Japanese maki-e lacquer artist.
He began practicing the art of maki-e lacquerware in Kanazawa since 1945.
Shogyo was named a Living National Treasure of Japan in 1982 for his expertise in maki-e lacquerware.Shogyo was born Oba Katsuo on March 15, 1916, in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.
His grandfather had established the family lacquer business.
Shogyo graduated from Ishikawa Prefectural Industrial School, where he studied painting and design.
Shogyo then became an apprentice of Matsuda Gonroku in Tokyo.He especially skilled in the technique of hyomon, in which pieces of gold or silver cut lead are attached to decorative objects, often to round objects, such as vases, which can be difficult to apply this technique.
Shogyo restored the gold and lacquer decorations of Chuson-ji Konjiki-do.
a 10th-century Buddhist temple in Hiraizumi, Iwate, in 1964.Shogyo Oba died on June 21, 2012, at the age of 96.