Artist Information and Artworks of Osao Futatsuka

1946 -

Textiles Living National Treasure
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Kimono with design in yuzen dyeing. “Rain on kudzu”

Year.2017 Not for Sale

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Formal kimono with design in yūzen dyeing. “Sea with rushing waves”

Year.2021 Not for Sale

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Formal kimono with design in yūzen dyeing. “Eulalia grass in moonlit night”

Year.2023 Not for Sale

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Obi Sash with Design in Shiroage Yuzen Dyeing "Between the Waterfalls"

Year.2023 Not for Sale

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Formal Kimono with Design in Yūzen Dyeing "Marbled Bamboo"

Year.2022 Not for Sale

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Formal kimono with design in yūzen dyeing. “Rough shore”

Year.2019 Not for Sale

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Formal kimono with design in yūzen dyeing. “Splashing waterfall”

Year.2013 Not for Sale

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Formal kimono with design in yuzen dyeing. “Spring is here”

Year.2022 Not for Sale

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Formal kimono with design in yūzen dyeing. “Camellia in the rain”

Year.2020 Not for Sale

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Formal kimono with design in yūzen dyeing. “Quiet sound”

Year.2014 Not for Sale

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Formal kimono with design in yuzen dyeing. “Remaining snow”

Year.2018 Not for Sale

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Formal kimono with design in yūzen dyeing. “Among the clouds”

Year.2016 Not for Sale

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Formal Kimono with Design in Yūzen Dyeing "A Group of Clouds"

Year.2024 Not for Sale

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Formal kimono with design in yuzen dyeing “Rift in the clouds before the nightfall”

Year.2024 Not for Sale

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Formal kimono of thin cloth with design in yūzen dyeing. “Splashing sound of waterfall”

Year.2015 Not for Sale

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Formal kimono with design in yūzen dyeing. “Waterfall in early spring”

Year.2025 Not for Sale

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Obi Sash with Design in Yūzen Dyeing "To the Evening"

Year.2025 Not for Sale

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Obi Sash with Design in Yūzen Dyeing Splashing Waterfall

Year.2024 Not for Sale

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Obi Sash with Design in Yūzen Dyeing "Continuous Waves"

Year.2022 Not for Sale

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Obi Sash with Design in Yūzen Dyeing "Turtledove Crossing"

Year.2026 Not for Sale

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Obi Sash with Design in Yūzen Dyeing "Carving the Sky"

Year.2026 Not for Sale

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Designation
Living National Treasure (Important Intangible Cultural Property for Yūzen)
Category
Textiles
Techniques
Yūzen dyeing
Born

1946 -
Based in
Ishikawa
Membership

Full member, Japan Kogei Association

Biography

1967

Started training at a Kaga-yuzen studio in Kanazawa City
1974

Became an independent Yuzen artist
1975

Selected for the 22nd Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition for the first time
1999

Specially invited to submit to the 50 maîtres :les arts appliqués dans le Japon contemporain (Mitsukoshi Etoile, France)
2006

Received the Medal with Purple Ribbon
2010

Designated as an Important Intangible Cultural Property Holder of “Yuzen”

Awards

1991

Received the Agency for Cultural Affairs Commissioner’s Award at the 28th Japan Traditional Textile Arts Exhibition
1995

Received the Agency for Cultural Affairs Commissioner’s Award at the 32nd Japan Traditional Textile Arts Exhibition
1997

Received the Asahi Shimbun Prize at the 44th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
2000

Received the Minister of Education, Science and Culture Prize at the 47th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition