Masamitsu Saito

Masamitsu Saito
竹工芸収集家。竹工芸作品のコレクションはもとより、国内外の美術館への作品提案、展覧会のコーディネート・プロモート、コレクターへのアドバイス等を積極的に行う。飯塚琅玕齋やロイド・コッツェン・コレクション展に尽力した他、NHK「美の壺」の「竹籠」編や多数の出版物の企画にも携わる。

Masamitsu Saito is the collector of bamboo handicraft. Not only collecting bamboo handicrafts, but he also makes proposal on pieces of his artwork to the museums in the country and abroad. He coordinates and promotes exhibitions, and aggressively gives advices to collectors.He made efforts to the preparation of the exhibition of the collections of “Roukansai iizuka” and “Lloyd Cotsen”, and also engaged in planning many publications and TV shows such as “Bamboo bag” and “Bi no tsubo” of NHK.