Eiko Nakazawa

1941 -
  • Textiles
  • Price Range $9,000 - 18,000
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  • Awards at Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibitions : 2

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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

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