The 27^th Hirakushi Denchū Award Winner Announced

On March 10, the Hirakushi Denchū Award (sponsored by Ibara City, Okayama Prefecture), established to commemorate HIRAKUSHI Denchū’s achievements along with the promotion of wood carvings in Japan, announced that the 27^th winner was KUROWARABI Sō. The artist capitalized on the charm of wood carvings and his works represented his earnest efforts to seek a relationship between humans and carvings, which were highly acclaimed. (Japanese)