Obi sash of Kokura weave. “Evening and dawn”

Year.2025
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Keita Uchiyama

1983 -
  • Textiles
  • Awarded 4 times at the Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibition
  • Price Range $3,000 or more
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Description

  • Category
    Textiles
  • Year presented
    2025
  • Rarity
    Unique

Awards received

  • The 72nd Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (2025)
  • Japan Kōgei Association New Artist Award

Comment on Award

I am very grateful to have received the New Artist Award.
I used flat design elements and made a gradation of gray on black on the sides, and the middle with various stripes on white.
I took great care to create a continuity between the black and white backgrounds so that the difference in color was not too extreme.
Additionally, I tried to create a sense of depth by using only stripes on half of the obi sash and using both stripes and dot lines on the other half.
I wanted to express the atmosphere before dawn. I created this piece imagining the various elements revealing themselves as the sun rises.
(from the Japan Kōgei Association website)

Keita Uchiyama

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