Maehata Gaho (前端雅峯) is a traditional Japanese lacquer artist who is renowned for creating exceptional traditional utensils used in the Japanese tea ceremony and utilizing Rimpa school motifs in his lacquer works.
[1] Maehata Gaho established Mugen-an[2] (Ishikawa Prefectural Cultural Heritage)in 1983.
Mugenan is a modern Shoin-zukuri style house which inherits the traditional elements of a samurai residence.
[3][full citation needed] In 2003, he was commissioned to oversee the restoration work at Kenchouji temple (Important Cultural Property).
[4] Additionally, Maehata Gaho's mission is to create works that will be valued by the next generation.