Yuko Murai

1952 -
  • Textiles
  • Awarded 6 times at the Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibition
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  • Category
    Textiles
  • Techniques
    Tsumugi silk, Kasuri weaving
  • Born
    1952 -
  • Membership
    Associate member, Japan Kogei Association
Yuko Murai

Style

Mainly producing kimonos of tsumugi with kasuri.

Biography

  • 1952
    Born in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 1998
    Starts making textiles
  • 2001
    Selected for the Kinki Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for the first time
  • 2019
    Selected for the Textiles Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for the first time

Awards

  • 2009
    Received the Komagane Mayor Award at the 2nd Hand Woven Silk Crafts by Modern Artists Exhibition
  • 2010
    Received the Komagane Mayor Award at the 3rd Hand Woven Silk Crafts by Modern Artists Exhibition
  • 2011
    Received the MEXT Award at the 34th Japan Dyeing and Weaving Designers’ Exhibition
  • 2016
    Received the Dainippon Silk Foundation Award at the 24th All Japan Dyed Textiles Exhibition
  • 2019
    Received the Japan Kōgei Association Kinki Branch Manager Award at the 48th Kinki Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2021
    Received the Japan Kōgei Association Chairman Award at the 55th Textiles Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2022
    Received the Kyoto Shimbun Award at the 51st Kinki Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2023
    Received the Japan Kōgei Association Kinki Branch Manager Award at the 52nd Kinki Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2026
    Japan Kōgei Association Kinki Branch Manager Award, 55th Kinki Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
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