Ken Yotsui

1962 -
  • Textiles
  • Awarded 7 times at the Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibition
  • Price Range $2,000 - 20,000
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  • Category
    Textiles
  • Techniques
    Yūzen dyeing
  • Born
    1962 -
  • Based in
    Ishikawa
  • Membership
    Full member, Japan Kogei Association
    Manager of Japan Kōgei Association, Ishikawa Branch, Textiles Department
    Manager of Japan Kōgei Association Textiles Department
Ken Yotsui

About the Artist

Beauty of Tradition in Modern Life

Based on the idea "kimono is fashion", Yuzen artist Ken Yotsui creates kimonos that make those who wear the kimono excited. He designs scenes and plants in nature that he has seen while climbing mountains during his free time, and the excitement that he feels from the mountains with abstract and bold compositions. He handles the whole process of hand-drawn yuzen by himself using the traditional glutinous rice paste. The delicate colors and pictorial descriptions are the charm of his work. While using the traditional techniques of yuzen dyeing, he brought innovation to modern kimonos and textiles with his free-flowing ideas. He has been awarded several times at the Textiles Traditional Kōgei Exhibition where the top textile artists in Japan gather, and is one of the leading textile artists in Japan.

Style

As I consider the idea, "kimono is fashion" to be important, I always aim to make kimonos that make people happy when wearing them.

Biography

  • 1962
    Born in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture
  • 1981
    Starts working at a yuzen workshop in Kanazawa
  • 1991
    Selected for the first time for the 32nd Ishikawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2006
    Becomes Full Member of the Japan Kogei Association

Awards

  • 1994
    Received the Incentive Award at the 35th Ishikawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2002
    Received the Japan Kogei Association Award at the 43rd Ishikawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2007
    Received the Hokkoku Shimbun Award at the 41st Textiles Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2009
    Received the Nikkei Inc Award at the 43rd Textiles Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2014
    Received the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education Award at the 48th Textiles Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2015
    Received the NHK Kanazawa Broadcasting Station Manager Award at the 56th Ishikawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2021
    Received the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education Award at the 55th Textiles Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 2024
    NHK Kanazawa Broadcasting Station Award, 64th Ishikawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition

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