Toshiko Taira was a Japanese textile artist who was based in Okinawa. She created kijōka-bashōfu, a cloth made from the fibre of the Musa basjoo, otherwise known as the Japanese fibre banana plant. Taira became a designated Living National Treasure of Japan in 2000.
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Awards 3
Connected to Toshiko 6
Merrell Vories HitotsuyanagiAlso won Medal with Yellow Ribbon
Setsuko TsumuraAlso won Order of the Precious Crown, 4th Class
Keisuke SerizawaAlso won Living National Treasure of Japan
Seiju FujikageAlso won Order of the Precious Crown, 4th Class
Yoshioka YayoiAlso won Order of the Precious Crown, 4th Class
Chen KenichiAlso won Medal with Yellow RibbonAbout this person
Country
JapanCategory
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1921 to 2022 · aged 101
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6 languages
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