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Toshiko Taira
Japanese dyer (1921-2022) · Japan · On the map · Artists · Died at 101
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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A typical day, 30 days to 14 June 2026
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2022Died13 September 20222002Order of the Precious Crown, 4th ClassAward2000Living National Treasure of JapanAward1980Medal with Yellow RibbonAward1921Born14 February 1921
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About this person
Country
Japan
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1921 to 2022 · aged 101
