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TANIGUCHI Tsutomu
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Taniguchi Tsutomu was born in 1949 in Kisei (Mie Prefecture). After finishing high school, he worked for five years as a technician for the Japanese Railroad. In 1973, he left his job and moved to Ishigakijima, one of the most southerly islands of the Okinawa island chain, where he made a living doing temporary jobs.
In 1980 he met Sawaguchi Shigeru, the most important mentor of the Meishitsu-kai (Clear Lacquer Group). Upon his advice, Taniguchi began an apprenticeship in lacquer collecting with Sunamori Isao. Since then he has been spending his summers in remote forests collecting lacquer and his winters carving spoons. |
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