Tatsuaki Kuroda, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Tatsuaki Kuroda

Japanese woodworker and lacquerware artist

Date of Birth: 21-Sep-1904

Place of Birth: Kyōto Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 04-Jun-1982

Profession: joiner, artist

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Tatsuaki Kuroda (????, Kuroda Tatsuaki) (1904-1982) was a Japanese woodworker and lacquerware artist.
He was nominated a Living National Treasure in 1970. He received a commission to create the doorknob bases for the Take-no-Ma audience room in the new Tokyo Imperial Palace.
The bases are 52cm in diameter and decorated with “raden”, in which shell or pieces of precious metals are set.
On the inner side pearl oyster from Japan were used, while on the outer side Mexican shells were set.
The hall also features works by Heihachiro Fukuda and Hajime Kato.