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Keno Hirayama Meister (stained glass)

Last update date February 1, 2021

Hirayama Meister face photo

Hirayama Takeo Hirayama
Stained glass

Selected in fiscal 2000 (fifth term)
Lives in Kohoku Ward

Born in 1949, Born in Tokyo
Completed Musashino Art University
Representative of Hikari Stained Studio
"Yokohamajin Encyclopedia" (J: COM) Appearance video (external site)

Works that match the light of each of the four seasons in Japan

"When mounting on a building, make it according to the condition of the light in the place. The most important and difficult thing is to remember the light of the site. "If you dare say that stained glass is the charm of stained glass, paint according to the variety of Japanese light in the four seasons. Hirayama, who says, "Is the delicate beauty of the light that burns?", "Is there are still many things I don't understand in this field with a millennium history. I read a lot of books, but I don't know. "I'm groping every day," he continues to research and research on the history and techniques of stained glass.

"Stained glass has a history of only about 120 years in Japan and has not yet gained citizenship. I want to increase the number of people who understand it not only for the church but also to become a part of everyday life. "

Meister's skill

Work of Hirayama Meister

The classic European technique of stained glass is different from simply connecting colored glass with a lead bar or copper adhesive tape, and the glass is corrode the glass with chemicals, painted with glaze and baked many times in the furnace. Finally, connect with a lead cross to complete the work.

Mr. Hirayama has made his own furnace for firing glass and equipment for corrosion, and all the color plate glass is from France and Germany, and orders glazes are also ordered from a workshop in France.

Based on classical techniques and high-level skills learned in real France, we are not only pursuing the beauty of stained glass while incorporating cutting-edge modern techniques, we also strive to create works that match the climate and climate of Japan. .

In addition, the reinforcement method incorporates the traditional French church building method so that stained glass can be reused even if the building is broken over years.

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Tools for stained glass

After completing the Musashino Art University Practical Research Course, he joined the stained glass workshop where he had been apprentice while in school.

At the age of 27, he studied at the stained glass department of the National Institute of Advanced Art and Design in France.

He studied the classic stained glass technique for three years, and after returning to Japan, established a workshop in Tokyo. When he was 34 years old, he moved his studio to a hill full of light in Yokohama.

While ordering production in the workshop, he holds a classical technique classroom once a week.

In addition to working on numerous large-scale productions such as the main hall of Hossho-ji Temple, Yokohama City University, Toyama City Arts and Culture Hall, and Bunshodo Ginza Building, he has restored stained glass at the Yokohama Port Opening Memorial Hall.