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Masterpieces of Okinawan Textile Arts - The Yosho Tobaru Collection

Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum

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Artists

Sachiko Arakaki, Yoshitaro Kamakura, Eiki Shiroma, Toshiko Taira, Yuko Tamahana, Reiko Fujimura, Hatsuko Miyahira, Sada Yonamine

From the vast collection of arts and crafts collected over many years by the Ishigaki Island-born, Tokyo-based arts and crafts collector Yosho Tobaru (1942- ), 87 works from the first and second halves of the exhibition will be introduced, focusing on works by textile artists with deep ties to Yaeyama.

This exhibition features Yaeyama Kamifu works by Sachiko Arakaki, a resident of Ishigaki City and holder of a Prefectural Intangible Cultural Property, and Bingata works by Yuko Tamahana, a native of Ishigaki City and holder of a National Important Intangible Cultural Property (hereinafter, Living National Treasure), as well as stencil dyed works by Yoshitaro Kamakura, a Living National Treasure, and Bingata works by Eiki Shiroma, a Prefectural Intangible Cultural Property.

The exhibition will also feature Bingata works by Reiko Fujimura, a holder of the same Intangible Cultural Asset. In addition, works by Living National Treasures Toshiko Taira, Hatsuko Miyahira, and Sada Yonamine will also be on display.

The works created by these eight artists from a new perspective on the classics are considered treasures of contemporary Okinawan textile dyeing and weaving.

First Period: October 27 (Friday) - November 12 (Sunday)
Second Period: November 15 (Wednesday) - November 26 (Sunday)