Kimiaki Kageyama

Overview

“Among many pieces of jewelry, there are a few that look to unfold a part of the secret of why people wear jewelry. For me, Kimiaki Kageyama’s jewelry is one of these works. His realistically made plants and use of urushi lacquer fragments from an old portable shrine remind me of fundamental affection for something ephemeral as well as human desire for eternity – both are primary sentiments people project onto jewelry in general. Furthermore, his work indicates that the real significance of being timeless lies not in the object’s immortality but in its ability to stir up sympathy within the viewer from any period of time.” Makiko Akyiama on Klimt02

Kimiaki Kageyama (Born in 1948, Sizuoka Japan) is one of the most important Japanese master goldsmiths. He was awarded numerous prizes, including the Superior Prize at Japan Craft Exhibition, Japan (1980); the Tansuioh Prize at Satoh Faundation, Japan (1989) and the Herbert Hoffman Jewellery Prize, Germany (2015). Kageyama was the Dean of the Hiko Mizuno Jewellery College.

Works

Kimiaki Kageyama
Ring, 2016
Urushi Ring, 2016
300 Year Old Urushi Lacquer, Cinnabar, Gold Pigments, Gold
Ring Size M / 53
Kimiaki Kageyama
Ring, 2016
Urushi Ring with Amethyst
300 Year Old Urushi Lacquer, Cinnabar, Gold Pigments, Gold
Ring size O 1/2 / 56
Kimiaki Kageyama
Ring, 2016
Urushi Ring with Pearl
300 Year Old Urushi Lacquer, Cinnabar, Gold Pigments, Gold
Ring Size O / 55+

Kimiaki Kageyama
Maple Leaf, 2012
Iron, Poly-Urethane Resin Paint, Silver
65 x 10 x 90mm
Kimiaki Kageyama
Pink Rose, 2012
Iron, Poly-Urethane Resin Paint, Gold
95 x 50 x 160mm
Kimiaki Kageyama
Mountain Cherry Blossom, 2010
Iron, Natural Baroque Akoya Pearls, Gold, Deep-Sea Coral
50 x 40 x 110 mm

Kimiaki Kageyama
Mountain Cherry Leaves, 2010
Iron, Gold, Natural Baroque Akoya Pearl, Deep-Sea Coral
60 x 40 x 100mm
Kimiaki Kageyama
Yellow Rose, 2010
Iron, Poly-Urethane Resin Paint, Gold
100 × 50 x 140mm
Kimiaki Kageyama
Bamboo Grass, 2006
Iron, Gold
50 x 60 x 130mm

Kimiaki Kageyama
Big Selkova Leaf, 2006
Gold
6 x 2 x 10cm
Kimiaki Kageyama
Ginko Brooch (Gold), 2006
Yellow Gold (750)
2 x 1 x 3 cm
Edition of 2
Kimiaki Kageyama
Ginko Brooch (Silver), 2006
Silver
2 x 1 x 3 cm
Edition

Kimiaki Kageyama
Iron Maple Leaf I, 2006
Iron, Gold
6 x 0.5 x 9cm
Kimiaki Kageyama
Iron Maple Leaf II, 2006
Iron, Gold
6 x 0.5 x 9cm
Kimiaki Kageyama
Iron Rose I, 2006
Iron, Gold
65 x 40 x 130mm

Kimiaki Kageyama
Iron Rose II, 2006
Iron, Gold
65 x 40 x 130mm
Kimiaki Kageyama
Japanese Maple Leaf, 2006
Gold
55 x 15 x 65mm
Kimiaki Kageyama
Mountain Cherry Leaf, 2006
Iron
160 x 20 x 50mm

Kimiaki Kageyama
Summer Vacation at Ira-lake, 2005
Ivory, Tempera, Acrylic Paint, Silk
3 x 6 x 1 cm
Kimiaki Kageyama
Fragments of Japanes Lacquer, Cross 1, 1999
Ivory, Fragments of Japanes Lacquer, Pigments of Vermillon and Gold, Silver, Silk
3 x 6.5 x 1 cm
Kimiaki Kageyama
Urushi Cube III, 1999
300 Year Old Urushi Lacquer, Old Japanese Cypress, Cinnabar Pigment, Gold
15 x 20 x 15mm
Edition