Thank you for viewing. Title: "City Lights" Yoshitaka Chosa's engraved metalwork. Artist: Yoshitaka Chosa (March 25, 1915 – September 10, 2002) Engraver, Recipient of the Order of Culture Biography Born in Kagoshima Prefecture. Real name: Yoshiyuki. Studied under Terukumo Kobayashi in 1930 and Kiyoshi Unno in 1940. First selected for the Shin-Bunten Exhibition in 1942. After the war, he exhibited at the Nitten Exhibition, receiving a Special Selection in 1954 and again the following year. Nitten judge in '57. Participated in the formation of the Japan Metalwork Artists Association in 1958, Nitten Councilor. Participated in the formation of the Contemporary Crafts Artists Association in 1962. Received the Japan Art Academy Award in 1966[1]. Nitten Director in '69. Member of the Japan Art Academy in 1974. Nitten Managing Director in 1975. Formed the Japan New Crafts Artists League in 1978. Cultural Contributor in 1987. Recipient of the Order of Culture in 1993. Recipient of the Order of Culture, Cultural Contributor ◎ A paper with Yoshitaka Chosa's biography is affixed to the back of the framed piece, but it stops at 1981, making this a work from around that time, with the interesting theme of transitioning to cosmic motifs. ◎ The artwork itself has not faded and retains its lustrous shine. ◎ Its value is sure to increase in the future! #YoshitakaChosa #Engraving #Rare #CityLights Main materials: Gold and silver