CRAFT

Osamu Koubou

  • Osamu Koubou

    Exhibition hall

    大宜味村立旧塩屋小学校
    Ogimi Village Former Shioya Elementary School 538 Shioya, Ogimi Village, Kunigami-gun, Okinawa
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    ARTIST

    Osamu Kinjo

    Osamu Kinjo

    PROFILE

    Osamu Kinjo was born in Koza (Okinawa City) in 1957. He opened Osamu Workshop in Oogimi Village in 1987. He aims to produce everyday utensils for daily use using wood from Yanbaru. In 2015, he was awarded the highest prize in the crafts category, the Okiten Prize, at the 67th Okiten Exhibition.