Yuko Murai
- Textiles
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- Awards at Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibitions : 5
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- CategoryTextiles
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TechniquesTsumugi silk
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Born1952 -
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MembershipResearch member, Japan Kogei Association
Biography
- 1952Born in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
- 1998Starts making textiles
- 2001Selected for the Kinki Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for the first time
- 2019Selected for the Textiles Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for the first time
Style
Mainly producing kimonos of tsumugi with kasuri.
Awards
- 2009Received the Komagane Mayor Award at the 2nd Hand Woven Silk Crafts by Modern Artists Exhibition
- 2010Received the Komagane Mayor Award at the 3rd Hand Woven Silk Crafts by Modern Artists Exhibition
- 2011Received the MEXT Award at the 34th Japan Dyeing and Weaving Designers’ Exhibition
- 2016Received the Dainippon Silk Foundation Award at the 24th All Japan Dyed Textiles Exhibition
- 2019Received the Japan Kōgei Association Kinki Branch Manager Award at the 48th Kinki Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
- 2021Received the Japan Kōgei Association Chairman Award at the 55th Textiles Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
- 2022Received the Kyoto Shimbun Award at the 51st Kinki Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
- 2023Received the Japan Kōgei Association Kinki Branch Manager Award at the 52nd Kinki Traditional Kōgei Exhibition