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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]]

[[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''

*''Died: 2020/1/14''

*''Japanese'': [[前田]] 孝允 ''(Maeda Kôin)''

*''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.

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. He was designated by [[Okinawa prefecture]] as a holder of Intangible Cultural Heritage, and served as an advisor to the prefecture on traditional arts.

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.

Originally from [[Ogimi|Ôgimi]] village in northern [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]], Maeda graduated from the [[University of the Ryukyus]], and in 1968 opened his own "Maeda Lacquerware Atelier."

 

He lived in the Kinjô-chô neighborhood of [[Shuri]] during the last decades of his life, and taught as a lecturer at the [[Okinawa Prefectural University of the Arts]] and [[Tokyo University of the Arts]].

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==References==

==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.

*"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:Ryukyu]]

[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]

[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]