Yuji Ara

1961 -
  • Textiles
  • Price Range $1,500 - 3,500
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  • Awards at Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibitions : 2

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    • Category
      Textiles
    • Born
      1961 -
    • Based in
      Okinawa
    • Membership
      Full member, Japan Kogei Association
      Okinawa Prefecture Craftsman, Textiles Division (certified by Okinawa Prefecture in 2017)

    Style

    Expressing the natural features of Ishigaki Island in kimonos and obi sashes made from ramie, the same material used to weave Ishigaki's traditional textile, Yaeyama Jofu, with traditional Kasuri patterns.

    Biography

    • 1961
      Born in Ishigaki City, Okinawa Prefecture
    • 1982
      Trained at the Okinawa Craft Training Center (current Okinawa Prefecture Craft Promotion Center), textiles course
    • 1983
      Entered Azamiya Co., Ltd. , Planning Department, Design Office
    • 1989
      Becomes Production Managing Director (Head of the production factory)
    • 1994
      Yaeyama Jofu "Water Rings" selected for the first time at the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition, submits to the Exhibition every year from this year onward
    • 1995
      Yaeyama Jofu "Water Rings" selected for the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 1996
      Yaeyama Jofu "Hazy Moon and Flowers" selected for the West Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
      Introduced in magazine "Fujingaho Utsukushii Kimono (Beautiful Kimonos)" column by novelist Wahei Tatematsu
    • 2000
      Yaeyama Jofu "Link of Chrysanthemums" selected for the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
      Submitted to the "Dyeing, Weaving and Praying" Wa no Kai Exhibition at Ginza, Tokyo
    • 2007
      Cotton Hassun Obi "Waterfall" selected for the 59th Okiten
      Selected for other various exhibitions
    • 2009
      Dyeing and Weaving the Beautiful Sea and Mountains - Yuji Ara and Hiroshi Kasahara Two-person Exhibition at Arts and Crafts Gallery Rangakusha, Miyazaki
    • 2013
      Yaeyama Jofu ”Fireworks Set Off" selected for the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition, introduced in article of magazine Fujingaho ”Kyoko Mano visiting Kimono Heritage: My Yaeyama, Wearing the Beautiful Sea"

    Awards

    • 2005
      Recieved the Japan Kogei Association New Artist Award for Yaeyama Jofu "Starry Night Sky" at the 52nd Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 2006
      Received the Chugoku Shimbun Award for Dioscorea Rhipogonoides Dyed Hemp Obi "Round Clouds" at the 40th Textiles Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
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