Yasuko Mikado

1937 -
  • Dolls
  • Awarded 3 times at the Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibition
  • Price Range ¥300,000 - 500,000
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    • Category
      Dolls
    • Techniques
      Tōso dolls, Kamibari, Nunobari
    • Born
      1937 -
    • Based in
      Kyoto
    • Membership
      Full member, Japan Kogei Association
    Yasuko Mikado

    Style

    Producing artwork with a story in the background.

    Biography

    • 1937
      Born in Tokyo
    • 1959
      Studies under the late Sono Obayashi and learns how to make Toso dolls
      Later, studies under Tadako Ono and Nobuko Akiyama
    • 1976
      Selected for the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for the first time
    • 1983
      Becomes Full Member of the Japan Kogei Association
    • 1987
      Selected for the Osaka Arts and Crafts Exhibition for the first time (selected 4 times from this year onward)
    • 1988
      Evaluator at the Kinki Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (9 times in total)
    • 1989
      Evaluator at the Dolls Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (twice in total)
    • 2008
      Awarded as Osaka Prefecture Person of Merits in Crafts by the Governor of Osaka
    • 2009
      Evaluator at the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (twice in total)
    • 2010
      Solo Exhibition at Takashimaya Osaka

    Awards

    • 1982
      Received the Nikkei Incentive Award at the Kinki Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 1985
      Received the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education Award at the Dolls Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 1988
      Received the Kinki Branch Manager Award at the Kinki Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 1989
      Received the Asahi Shimbun Award at the Dolls Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 2000
      Received the Japan Kogei Association Chairman Award at the Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 2012
      Received the Commissioner for Cultural Affairs Award at the Dolls Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
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