This exhibition focuses especially on works from his early 20s, which provided a solid foundation for his style and can be seen as a condensation of various elements that characterized his works. After his encounter with the Mingei Movement, Kuroda created many lacquered items of furniture and equipment to be displayed in the Mingei Pavilion at the Domestic Product Promotion Exposition held in Tokyo in 1928 to celebrate the enthronement of Emperor Showa. Those items included a clear-lacquered, zelkova wood table set, one of his most representative early works. The building of the Mingei Pavilion, together with furniture and equipment therein, was bought by Tamesaburo Yamamoto, the first president of Asahi Breweries, Ltd., who was a supporter of the Mingei Movement. After the exposition, the building was removed and reconstructed on the site of his residence in Mikuni, Osaka, and began to be called “Mikuni-so.” The collection of Tamesaburo Yamamoto, which was donated to Asahi Beer Oyamazaki Villa Museum of Art by the Yamamoto family, has constituted the core of the museum’s overall collection since its opening. By displaying all of the works by Tatsuaki Kuroda in our collection, this exhibition explores the origin of the creation of the master lacquerware artist while also referring to the dawn and development of his career.