Kazumori Takada

1975 -
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  • Awards at Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibitions : 6

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    • Category
      Dolls
    • Techniques
      Tōso dolls, Kamibari, Kimekomi, Nunobari
    • Born
      1975 -
    • Based in
      Ishikawa
    • Membership
      Full member, Japan Kogei Association
      Managing Director of the Japan Kōgei Association Ishikawa Branch Doll Department
      Festival Float Repair Technician of Takayama City
    Kazumori Takada

    Style

    Creating tōso dolls, formed with tōso (a mixture of paulownia sawdust and paste) over a wooden core, using Buddhist sculpture techniques of Buddhist statue sculptors in Kyoto and repairing techniques for festival floats and other cultural properties.

    Biography

    • 1975
      Born in Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture
    • 1995
      Studied under his father, sculptor of Buddhist statues, Jigen Takada
    • 1996
      Studied under painter of Buddhist images, Kayu Matsuhisa
    • 2017
      Studied under doll artist and Holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property, Komao Hayashi
    • 2019
      Submitted to and selected for the first time at the 66th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition Doll "Hida Tokeiraku”
    • 2020
      Submitted to and selected for the first time at the 76th Contemporary Arts Exhibition in Ishikawa Doll "Ancient Fire"
    • 2021
      Becomes Full Member of the Japan Kōgei Association
    • 2023
      Received the Ishikawa Prefecture Cultural Encouragement Award for the Year 2022
    • 2025
      Designated as Festival Float Repair Technician of Takayama City

    Awards

    • 2018
      Submitted to and selected for the first time at the 59th Ishikawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition , Received the Incentive Award for Doll "Quiet Garden"
    • 2019
      Received the Hokkoku Bank President Award for Doll "Pure Fragrance" at the 60th Ishikawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 2020
      Submitted to and selected for the first tine at the 30th Dolls Traditional Kōgei Exhibition , Received the Mitsukoshi Isetan Award for Doll "Child Gojinjo"
    • 2021
      Received the Incentive Award at the 61st Ishikawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for Doll "Day of the Festival"
      Received the Prince Takamatsu Memorial Award at the 68th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for Doll "Blue Sky"
    • 2022
      Received the Japan Kōgei Association Doll Department Incentive Award at the Traditional Kōgei Original Doll Exhibition in Osaka for Doll "Welcoming the New Year"
    • 2023
      Received the MOA Museum of Art Award at the 31st Dolls Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for Doll "Dawn in Mandalay"
      Received the Hokkoku Bank President Award at the 63rd Ishikawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for Doll "Mythical Moon"
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