前川正治

昇竜/Rising dragon

昇竜

前川正治

龍が水しぶきを上げながら、天空に上昇していく様を彫刻にしました。
材料／楠

Rising dragon

Masaji Maekawa

This sculpture depicts a dragon rising into the sky with a splash of water.

Material: camphor tree

大黒様/God of wealth

大黒様

前川正治

大黒天は七福神の一つで、五穀豊穣や開運・出世・財運向上などの神様として知られています。肩に大きな袋を背負い、右手には内出の小槌を持った姿が有名です。米俵の上に乗って、福々しい姿が印象的です。

材料／欅

God of wealth

Masaji Maekawa

Daikokuten is one of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune, and is known as the god of good harvest, good luck, success in life, and good fortune. He is famous for his figure carrying a large sack on his shoulder and a Uchide no Kozuchi in his right hand. The blessed figure on top of a rice bale is impressive.

Material: Zelkova

大きな木/Big tree

大きな木

前川正治

丘の真ん中に１本の緑が繁った大きな木があり、そこにはいつもたくさんの鳥や獣が集まります。暖かい、心が休まる、人も動物も植物も全部で成り立つ平和で優しい世界を願いを願いました。

材料／楠・神代杉

Big tree

Masaji Maekawa

In the middle of the hill, there is a big tree with greenery, which always attracts a lot of birds and animals. I wished for a warm, restful, peaceful, and kind world where people, animals, and plants are all together.

Material: Camphor tree, Jindai cedar

望春/望春

望春

前川正治

第59回現代工芸展（2021）

材料／欅・漆

望春

Masaji Maekawa

The 59th Contemporary Craft Exhibition (2021)
Material: Zelkova, lacquer

希望/Hope

希望

前川正治

改組第７回日展（2020）

材料／欅・漆

Hope

Masaji Maekawa

The Reorganized 7th Nitten (2020)
Material: zelkova, lacquer

風神・雷神像/Fujin / Raijin

風神・雷神像

前川正治

琳派の風神雷神を立体に起こしたもので、像高３メートルにも及ぶ大作です。檜材に胡粉彩色、金箔を施しています。東京の成子天神社の隋神門の左右に安置されています。

Fujin / Raijin

Masaji Maekawa

This is a three-dimensional sculpture of the Rimpa School’s Wind God and Thunder God, and is a large work, 3m high.
The statue is made of Japanese cypress and painted with pigments and gold leaf. The statues are enshrined on either side of the Sui Shinmon gate at Naruko Tenjinsha Shrine in Tokyo.

日展会員
現代工芸美術家協会評議員
富山県工芸作家連盟常任相談役
井波彫刻協同組合常任相談役
現代工芸富山会会長

寺社・仏閣彫刻から住宅欄間、獅子頭、置物、パネルと木彫全般を幅広く制作しています。またそれと平行して展覧会にも出品し、現代工芸・日展などで自己の表現の研磨に励んでいます。

Masaji Maekawa

Member of Nitten
Councilor, Contemporary KOGEI Artists Association
Standing advisor to the Toyama Prefecture Crafts Artists Association
Standing advisor to the Inami Sculpture Cooperative
Chairman of Contemporary KOGEI Toyama Association

I work on a wide range of woodcarvings, from temple and shrine sculptures, to home railings, lion heads, figurines, and panels. At the same time, I also participate in exhibitions, such as the Contemporary Craft Exhibition and the Nitten, where I work hard to polish my own expression.

略歴 Brief History

1946: 井波町に生まれる

1969: 加茂藩山に師事(三代)

1989: 富山県展大賞

1998: 富山県展大賞

2001: ４０回現代工芸展審査員

2001: 第３３回日展特選

2003: 第３５回日展特選

2005: 第６０回富山県展会員賞

2009: 第６４回富山県展会員賞

2009: 日展審査員

2012: 「美術工芸の明日を担う20人展」

2013: 日展審査員

2017: MOA 美術館第20回岡田茂吉賞展招待出品

1946: Born in Inami.

1969: Studied under Kamo Banzan (3rd gen).

1989: Grand Prize, Toyama Prefectural Exhibition.

1998: Grand Prize, Toyama Prefectural Exhibition.

2001: Juror, 40th Contemporary Craft Exhibition.

2001: Specialty, The 33rd Japan Exhibition.

2003: Specialty, The 35rd Japan Exhibition.

2005: Member Award, The 60th Toyama Prefectural Exhibition.

2009: Member Award, The 64th Toyama Prefectural Exhibition.

2009: Juror, Nitten.

2012: Twenty artists shaping the future of Japanese kougei : creating beyond tradition.

2013: Juror, Nitten.

2017: Invited at the 20th Mokichi Okada Award Exhibition at MOA Museum of Art.

前川大地

1977年富山県南砺市（旧井波町）生まれ。
愛知県立芸術大学美術学部彫刻専攻を卒業後、ドイツ・ベルリンに渡りアーティスト「花代」のアシスタントを務める。2005年より木彫刻家・前川正治氏に師事。
歴史に造詣が深く、時間と空間を連想できる作品作りをしている。

Daichi Maekawa

Born in 1977 in Nanto City (formerly Inami Town), Toyama Pref., Japan.
Graduating from the Aichi Prefectural University of the Arts and faculty of Art in sculpture.Then moved to Berlin, Germany to work as an assistant to the artist Hanayo.
Since 2005, has been studying under Masaji Maekawa. He has a deep knowledge of history and creates works that remind us with the times and space.

略歴 Brief History

1977: 井波町に生まれる

2000: 愛知県立芸術大学美術学部彫刻専攻卒業

2005: 前川正治に師事

1977: Born in Inami.

2000: Graduated from Aichi Prefectural University of the Arts and faculty of Art in sculpture.

2005: Studied under Masaji Maekawa.

井波彫刻 Inami wood carvings

井波彫刻は今から約250年前、焼失した井波別院瑞泉寺を再建するため、京都の本山より派遣された御用彫刻師・前川三四郎が、地元の大工に彫刻の技法を伝えたことに始まります。
社寺仏閣の装飾彫刻から端を発した井波彫刻ですが、その後、住宅用の欄間彫刻や置物彫刻など一般向けの製品も考え出され、その精緻な技術力により、昭和50年には国の伝統的工芸品として指定を受けました。
花鳥風月、縁起物、人物等を題材に、両面から「透かし深彫り」を施したものが多く見られ、200本以上のノミや彫刻刀を駆使する高度な技術を擁します。

Inami carving started about 250 years ago when Sanshiro Maekawa, an official carver dispatched from the head temple in Kyoto to rebuild the burned down Inami Betsuin Zuisenji Temple, taught carving techniques to local carpenters.
Although Inami carving started out as decorative carvings for temples and shrines, it was later developed into products for the general public, such as Ranma carvings for houses and ornamental carvings, and was designated as a traditional craft by the government in 1975 for its exquisite techniques.
Its exquisite techniques, Many of the carvings are based on themes such as flowers, birds, wind, moon, lucky charms, and people, and are deeply carved with openwork from both sides.