Eiko Nakazawa

1941 -
  • Textiles
  • Public Collections : The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo etc.
  • Price Range ¥1,200,000 - 2,500,000
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  • Category
    Textiles
  • Techniques
    Yūzen dyeing
  • Born
    1941 -
  • Based in
    Chiba
  • Membership
    Full member, Japan Kogei Association
Eiko Nakazawa

Style

At present I mainly use flowers for the pattern motifs, and my style seeks to distil the atmosphere and vitality surrounding flowers and turn them into designs or patterns with a relatively realistic expression.

Biography

  • 1941
    Born in Tokyo
  • 1965
    Studied under his father, Fukuzo (textile dyeing artist) after graduating from university
  • 1976
    Published 3 issues of "Collective Patterns Illustrated Graphically for Dyeing, Stitching, and other Handicrafts" (Chrysanthemums) (Dolls) (Utensils) (~1978)
  • 1981
    Selected for the East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition,
    Textiles Traditional Kōgei Exhibition, and
    the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for the first time. Submitted several times from this year onward.
  • 2001
    Judge and evaluator at the East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2005
    Lectures "Yuzen Dyeing, This and That" at a university course in Shinjuku
  • 2006
    Records a program "Yuzen Dyeing" for Chiba Koala TV
  • 2007
    Live broadcasting at NHK Chiba "Yuzen Dyeing Artisan in Chiba"
  • 2008
    Lecturer at Asahi Culture Center "The Charms of Yuzen Dyeing"
  • 2009
    Judge and evaluator at the East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2015
    Judge and evaluator at the East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition

Awards

  • 1990
    Received the Incentive Award at the East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 1992
    Received the Japan Kogei Association Award at the Textiles Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 1998
    Received the Commissioner for Cultural Affairs Award at the Textiles Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2003
    Awarded by Tsuchiya Culture Promotion Foundation
  • 2008
    Received the Excellence Award (Asahi Shimbun Award) at the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2010
    Received the Grand Prize and MOA Museum of Art Award at the "Art crafts in the 21st Century : A View from Abroad" exhibition

Public Collections

  • The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
  • MOA Museum of Art
  • Tokyo Kasei University Museum
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