We are pleased to announce that the results of the 2023 competition have been determined. Below are the artists who have won this year.

■Grand prix
　Bamboo crafts “KAKI” / Kei Nakamura

■Semi-grand prix
　Urushi art “Cirrus Cloud” / TAIDZUMI Natzumi

■Excellent Award
　・Hyogu “Kie(Devotion)” / Kshino Den
　・Itoshito Lamp “SUMINAGI” / Takahashi Kanji & 暁〜Akatsuki〜
　・Hikimono “KASHIKI” / Momose Toshifumi
　・Pottery “Matoi(Robe)” / Yasukawa Mariko

■Incentive Award
　・Hikimono, Makie “A piece of the season” /Ogihara Suina
　・Abstract, Hakata obi “Irohanihoero”/Chima

■Student Award
　・Inlay “Inside world noon” / Fang Xiaohan
　・Makie box “Mermaid's sigh” / Li Yiyan

■Selected: The following 28 individuals ※Order may vary

1. "NATURA Plate Sets" / Hiroko Shoami
2. "Painted Art Scroll 'Moonlight'" / Sachiko Usui
3. "Kyoyuzen Art Panel 'Ink Peony'" / Hiroyuki Nakajo
4. "YAKOUGOU" / Kiyono Tohma
5. "Leather Textile Sneakers" and "Leather Textile Backpack" / Yasuhiko Kusunoki (Kusuka Corporation)
6. "Ieyasu Tokugawa" / Yoshikuni Inoue
7. "Treasure Bead" / Shunji Maeda
8. "Space in Architecture – Distance Between Landscape and People: 'Hirocho-machi House'" / Hiroaki Yamada (HUS DESIGN Corporation)
9. "A-un Dragons (Hand-Drawn and Digital Print)" / Shoryu Hatoba (Kyogen Inc.)
10. "Mokugyo" / Nakamitsu Fukada (Fukadamokkoujo Mokugyo)
11. "Fufumeri" / Sachiko Okuda
12. "Illuminating Together" / Toshio Mizutani (Nihon sinkouge Artists Federation)
13. "Kimono Remake Jacket" / Naruyuki Ishii (M2 Co., Ltd.)
14. "Tsutsu: To the Beautiful Hands" / Keiko Kobayashi
15. "Irohauta" / Takako Hiroe
16. "Error Series" / Yuji Nagashima
17. "JOYEN Vest" / Yoshimi Bernstein (JOYEN)
18. "Junmai Daiginjo Sake 'Ascending' and 'Illuminating'" / Akane Shibata (Torches Corporation)
19. "HITOHUKU-an (SO-AN BOX, NIJIRIGUCHI BOX True, NIJIRIGUCHI BOX Travel)" / Sayaka Ota (Chako Chako Joint Venture)
20. "Jewelry Series: Cherry Blossom, Dragon, Elegance, Mount Fuji (Mino Cut Glass in Gold, Silver, Bronze)" / Masaharu Takagi (Marumo Takagi Ceramic Co., Ltd.)
21. "① 'Aogiri and Grasshopper', ② 'Amihodou and Bell Cricket'" / Hiroshi Kataoka
22. "Maki-e Glass Pen 'Furaile'" / Yoshio Okada
23. "① 'AN-E-TO KAZARI Fish ・ Small Fish', ② 'AN-E-TO KAZARI Matsuei ・ Matsuno-e'" / Tomomi Ito (Matsumomogusa Tatami Store)
24. "Jeans Free Cup Nanairo" / Koyo Endo (Kyoto University of Art and Design, Japan Craft Association Kinki Branch Lacquerware Department Kyoto Lacquerware Traditional Craftsman Association)
25. "Reborn" / Shintaro Kazunaga
26. "① 'Shiwamaki Roiro', ② 'Shiwamaki Urumi'" / Reima Noda
27. "SAKIORI Coat (Torn Weave)" / Yasuko Miura (Douan)
28. "Morning Star" / Atsumi Hoshi

[Juries of Japan Wabunka Grand Prix 2023]
Chairman of the jury
Arisumi Mitamura
　・Emeritus professor of Tokyo University of the Arts
　・ Honorable president of Minjyang Jidao International Lacquer Art Institute in China
　・The tenth head of the Edo Makie Akatsuka School

Fumie Erikawa
　Assistant Chief, Development, Yokohama Museum of Art
Genjiro Okura
　・The holders of Important Intangible Cultural Property (Living National Treasure)
　・16th head kotsuzumi drum player of Okura Style Nohgaku(head otsuzumi drum player of the Okura Style)
　・Director, Nohgaku Performers’ Association
　・Director, Fondation SAKURA du Château de Fère
Hidetsugu Horikoshi
　・ARCHITECT FJIA / HIDETSUGU HORIKOSHI ARCHITECT 5 CEO PARTNER
　・EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF SHIBAURA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Hotaka Katahira
　Chairman, Marunouchi Brand Forum
Kozue Akimoto
　Model
Richard Collasse
　Chairman of Chanel in Japan
Risa Tanaka
　Resident/Professor THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PROJECT DESIGN
Takahisa Uesugi
　9th lord of YonezawaShinden Domain
Yuji Akimoto
　Director of Nerima Art Museum
Yuko Hasegawa
　・Director of 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa
　・Professor of Graduate School of Global Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts
(In alphabet order)

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We are delighted to announce the availability of the stunning artwork series by KAJIURA Asuka, she formed the "link" group of female craftsmen and "link" received the special award of the Wabunka Grand Prix 2021.

KAJIURA Asuka is an Ise netsuke craftsman and the representative of 'link', a women's craftsmen's group in Tokai region. She is a former broadcaster at Tsu Broadcasting Station of NHK Nagoya. During her time at NHK, she managed the 'Techniques of the Tokai Region' segment, where she interviewed various craftsmen. She was impressed by the beauty of traditional crafts and the passion put into them, felt a sense of crisis at the potential loss of these crafts due to a lack of successors. This motivated her to become a craftsman herself.

She hopes that netsuke will be an encouragement for anyone facing challenges or having hard times.

Check her artworks:
https://gp-j.com/pages/kajiura-asuka

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We are delighted to announce the availability of the stunning artwork series by Lo Chi, the esteemed Grand Prix winner of the Wabunka Grand Prix 2022.

Including the award-winning wood crafts: "Chiritori × Houki 2.0," and other charming crafts such as "Obi Tussie Box" and so on.

Lo Chi is influenced by Japanese culture, and she would like to use her design thinking and Japanese traditional culture to create a new sense of beauty and values, bringing them into our daily lives.

Check her artworks:
https://gp-j.com/pages/lo-chi

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We are delighted to announce the availability of the stunning artwork series by Fujita Nagomi, the esteemed Semi-Grand Prix winner of the Wabunka Grand Prix 2022.

Including the award-winning series: "Vacation," "Moonlight," "Garden," and other charming artworks such as "Arabesque" and so on.

Fujita Nagomi draws inspiration from her childhood memories of the sea. Her works depict the shores, sea creatures, and algae she encountered during her visits. Through the use of frosted glass and lacquer, Fujita creates mesmerizing pieces that showcase a captivating phenomenon.


Check her artworks:
https://gp-j.com/pages/fujita-nagomi

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