FEATURED ARTISTS
Kotaro Omura
- Price Range
- $3,000 - 7,000
Yuzen Techniques Handed Down from 3 Masters
Kotaro Omura, a yuzen artist who received the MEXT Award at the 70th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition. After graduating from arts college, he learned traditional yuzen techniques such as "itome yuzen" and "rofubukizome", a dyeing technique to finish the textile as if some snow fell on it, from 3 yuzen artists, Akeshi Kihara, Kihachiro Yoshida and his father Teiichi Omura. He took over his father's studio in Kyoto in 2013, and has been producing textiles up to today. On producing his textiles, Omura takes design cues from sketches. Animals such as fish and birds, plants, and scenery incorporated into modern designs are the charm of his work.
AWARDED ARTWORKS
The 57th Textiles Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (2023)
The largest textiles exhibition in Japan.
Introducing awarded artworks that have been strictly judged and selected from the newest works of textile artists using various dyeing and weaving techniques of high value both artistically and historically.
