Eiko Nakazawa

• 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

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.

• 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

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