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Seeking employment
A Professional
Illustrator of Japanese Ancient History and Archaeology.
Education
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1978-1989 |
Graduated, Kyoto City University
of Art
Major: Japanese Traditional Painting
Bi-annual European Medieval Village Landscape and Art Studies Tour
(for two months every two years)
"Constellations of the Sea" (poem and drawing) |
Exhibitions and Published Works
Art Exhibitions
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2010 |
collaboration with the Sainsbury Centre
for Visual Arts
“Rebirth” at the gallery ART18/21 (Norwich UK) |
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2008 |
Gallery Syo (Osaka) |
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2007 |
Sannai Maruyama Ruin Park(Aomori) |
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2006 |
Bansui Gallery (Sendai) |
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2006 |
Asama Jyomon Museum(nagano) |
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2005 |
Gallery Matius8 (Kyoto) |
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2005 |
Hasimaya Gyallery (Kurasiki) |
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2004 |
Gallery Syo (Osaka) |
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2002 |
"Aki Sahoko Jomon Illustrations" at
Hikari Memorial Museum, Gifu |
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2001 |
"The Artistﾕs Jomon 2" in Aomori |
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2000 |
"The Artist's Jomon" at the Aomori
Municipal Archaeology Park, Aomori and "Memories of Waterfront
Villages" in Niigata |
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1999 |
"A Trip to the Jomon" at the
Ivy Gallery, in Osaka.
Charity Exhibition for Japanese Suicide Lifeline Telephone Service,
in Osaka. |
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1996 |
"Japanese Ancient Civilization: The
Jomon World '96" at Shinjuku Mitsukoshi Museum in Tokyo,
and at the Asia Trade Centers in Osaka, Sendai, and Aomori |
Poems and Drawings (Non-commissioned works)
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1987 |
"Constellations of the Sea" (poem
and drawing) |
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1988 |
"Sokai" a literary
coterie magazine (front page drawing and essay) |
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1988 |
NTT Internet Jomon Network
essay No. 40 "A Little Festival in the Forest" |
Museum Exhibitions (Commissioned works)
Osaka Municipal Museum of Yayoi Culture
-The Crafts of the Yayoi- (1994)
Aomori City Museum of Local History
-The Biggest Jomon Village in Japan- (1996)
Aomori Municipal Archaeology Museum of Sannai Maruyama
-Typical Jomon Youth (Male and Female)- (1995)
Yasu Town Museum of Yayoi Dotaku
-The Discovery of Dotaku Bells- and -The Burial Ceremony of Sacred
Dotaku Bells- (1988)
Mitashiro Town Jomon Museum
-The Life and Death of Jomon People- (2002)
Published Works
Illustration for Asahi Newspaper (Asahi Shimbun)
Visual Color Encyclopedia of Japanese History
Issue 37 Family Life in the Jomon Period (full illustrations)
Encyclopedia of World History
Issue 29: Medieval Town and Thoroughfares (front cover and center spread)
Issue 48: Legend of the Troubadours (centre page spread)
Issue 98: Life of Goetheﾕs Werter (centre page spread)
Issue 123: Life of CoCo Channel (centre page spread)
Asahi Junior Science Digest 1988
"Where did Japanese people come from?" (full illustrations)
AERA
Issue 35: Midsummer Night Dreams of the Jomon (full illustrations)
Asahi One Theme Magazine
Original Japanese Races (full illustrations)
The World of Jomon Children
Picture book for children age 9 to 13, published by Shogakukan Publishing
Co. - (full illustrations)
Total Japanese History Series
Issue 1: The origin of Ancient Japanese (full illustrations)
Illustration for Other Publishers
National Museum of Japanese History (and The Mainichi Newspapers
Co.)
The Beauty of Dotaku -The Burial Ceremonies of Dotaku - (centre spread)
Kodansha Publishing Co.
Dotaku -Ancient ceremonial Bells -
Chuokoransha Publishing Co.
The Adventure of Jomon -The Trail of Ethnological Archaeology - (full
illustration)
Obayashi Co.
Quarterly Obayashi magazine - Jomon -
NHK Publishing Co.
The Official Guide Book of Jomon World '96 (full illustrations)
Sanseido Publishing Co.
The Encyclopaedia of Japanese Archaeology (full illustrations)
National Geographic Japan
Map of Japanese History
Serial Works in Newspapers and Magazines
Weekly -Asahi Newspaper
1988-1991: Drifting through the Ancient World (every Saturday)
1991-1993: Scenes pf Medieval Life (every Saturday)
Monthly -Monthly Obayashi
1989-1991: 100 Years of Obayashi
Occasional -Mainichi Newspaper
1982: Flowers & People (series of eight issues)
Work for Television
NHK General channel
1993: ETV 8 "The Ice Man"
1995: NHK Special "The Discovery of the Sannai Maruyama Site"
NHK Educational channel
1989: Japanese History for High Schools "People's Lives in the
Jomon Period"
1990: Japanese History for High Schools "The Differences between
Yayoi and Jomon Faces"
Asahi Broadcasting Co. (ABC channel)
1995: News Station Special "Jomon City; Sannai Maruyama"
Stage and Theatre Design
Kuguno Town Theatre
1988: "A Jomon Fashion Show"
Costume and accessory design and production
Kagawa Municipal Hall
1999: "The Fashions of the Queens of Jomon and Yayoi"
Costume and accessory design and production
National Museum of Ethnology
2000: "New Year Jomon Workshop"
Organization, instruction and display of Jomon dolls for Jomon doll
contest
Aomori Municipal Archaeological Park
2000: "Jomon Workshop"
Jomon dolls
Aomori Municipal Archaeological Park
2001: "Jomon Workshop II"
Design and creation of Jomon mask
National Museum of Ethnology
2000: "Jomon Symposium 2000"
Discussion panellist (clothes design and creation)
References
In the past I have worked
for different clients on a commission basis. For any person or organization
wishing to commission new work from me, I would be happy to seek
letters of recommendation from former clients.
I can also provide a portfolio of work covering material not shown
on this homepage.
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