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[[File:Shuri-throne.jpg|right|thumb|400px|The royal throne, ''Chûzan seido'' plaque, and decorated pillars in the [[Shuri castle]] throne room painted, lacquered, and gilded by Maeda]]
*''Died: 2020/1/14''
*''Japanese'': [[前田]] 孝允 ''(Maeda Kôin)''
Maeda Kôin was a master of traditional [[Ryukyuan lacquerware]]. He was one of the primary artisans who reproduced the royal throne, calligraphic plaques, decorated pillars, and other lacquerware objects for the restoration of [[Shuri castle]] in the 1980s through its opening in 1992, and for display and use in reenactments at the castle in the years since then.
Originally from [[Ogimi|Ôgimi]] village in northern [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]], Maeda lived in the Kinjô-chô neighborhood of [[Shuri]] during the last decades of his life.
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==References==
*"Maeda Kôin-san shikyo Shurijô fukugen ni jinryoku Okinawa-ken shitei mukei bunkazai Ryûkyû shikki hojisha" 前田孝允さん死去 首里城復元に尽力 沖縄県指定無形文化財琉球漆器保持者, Okinawa Times, 17 Feb 2020.
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]