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Art work of Yuzen

Bright colors like Japanese paintings

A pioneer of Kyo-Yuzen was Yuzensai Miyazaki, a designer of folding fan. He started to make a colorful design by hand painted technique in Edo peried.

Special dyestuff has been invented by professor, Yasunaga, Kyoto Textile Technogy College, Hiriaki Taniguchi, Yuzen Artist painted pattern of Yuzen on the Kitayama Cedar.

Yuzen Artist Taniguchi Hiroaki

1937
Born in Kyoto.
1956
He had studied dyeing design.
Ishimasa Studio for ten years and got at Kyoto Industrial design contest prize.
1976
He had his own studio and organized his art work show "Way of Sarasa".
1985
He organized his arts show "Europe"
1990-2002
He sponsored his own art work show all over Japan.
2006年
He celebrated 50th Anniversaries of his art works.