Yoko ICHIKAWA｜ARTIST｜GALLERY crossing

Yoko Ichikawa

Born in Osaka in 1985, [Artist] graduated from the Department of Crafts, specializing in lacquer, at Kyoto City University of Arts, and is currently based in Shiga Prefecture. Centered on shippi (lacquered leather)—a once-lost lacquer technique—her practice draws significant influence from handicrafts, agriculture, and ethnology. She is interested in the inviolable culture cultivated within individuals and the ways in which it finds expression.

"Mimic / Trace of life", 2025

"Mimic / Trace of life", 2025

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"Mimic / pleated dimness", 2025

"Mimic / pleated dimness", 2025
"spiralpot #5", 2025

"spiralpot #5", 2025
"Spiral pot", "Mimic/folds #3", 2024

"Spiral pot", "Mimic/folds #3", 2024
"Mimic / folds-1", Cowhide, lacquer, hemp thread, Japanese paper, clay, 18×17×13.5cm

"Mimic / folds-1", Cowhide, lacquer, hemp thread, Japanese paper, clay, 18×17×13.5cm
"Mimic / four legged friend-1"2023, Cowhide, lacquer, hemp thread, Japanese paper, clay,10×21.5×19cm

"Mimic / four legged friend-1"2023, Cowhide, lacquer, hemp thread, Japanese paper, clay,10×21.5×19cm
"Mimic / undulation-1"2023, Cowhide, lacquer, hemp thread, Japanese paper, clay,13.5×18×17cm

"Mimic / undulation-1"2023, Cowhide, lacquer, hemp thread, Japanese paper, clay,13.5×18×17cm
"Mimic / puff-2", 2023, Cowhide, lacquer, hemp thread, Japanese paper, clay, 13.2×21×17.5cm

"Mimic / puff-2", 2023, Cowhide, lacquer, hemp thread, Japanese paper, clay, 13.2×21×17.5cm
"Mimic / branch-1"2023, Cowhide, lacquer, hemp thread, Japanese paper, clay, 11×20×17.5cm

"Mimic / branch-1"2023, Cowhide, lacquer, hemp thread, Japanese paper, clay, 11×20×17.5cm
"Mimic / grain side-1", 2023, Cowhide, lacquer, hemp thread, Japanese paper, clay, color pigment, 10×21.5×19cm

"Mimic / grain side-1", 2023, Cowhide, lacquer, hemp thread, Japanese paper, clay, color pigment, 10×21.5×19cm

GALLERY EXHIBITION

Yoko Ichikawa

2025.8.16[Sat] - 2025.8.31[Sun]

Small Knots
Yoko Ichikawa

2024.8.17[Sat] - 2024.9.1[Sun]

Personal folklore
Yoko Ichikawa

2023.7.8[Sat] - 2023.7.23[Sun]

MIMIC
Yoko Ichikawa

2021.6.19[Sat] - 2021.7.4[Sun]

TSUKUROI
Yoko Ichikawa

2019.7.6[Sat] - 2019.7.21[Sun]

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Yoko Ichikawa

GALLERY EXHIBITION

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