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| − | Kamakura Yoshitarô was a 20th century traditional textile artist, designated a [[Living National Treasure]] for his skill at the traditional art of ''[[katazome]]'', or resist-dyeing. Kamakura was also an influential scholar of Okinawan history, publishing works on ''[[bingata]]'' (Okinawan resist-dyeing textile arts) and other aspects of Okinawan culture and history, as well as numerous photographs of historical sites in Okinawa. He also amassed a very significant collection of historical documents and artifacts. | + | Kamakura Yoshitarô was a 20th century traditional textile artist, designated a [[Living National Treasure]] for his skill at the traditional art of ''[[katazome]]'', or resist-dyeing. Kamakura was also an influential scholar of Okinawan history, publishing works on ''[[bingata]]'' (Okinawan resist-dyeing textile arts) and other aspects of Okinawan culture and history, as well as numerous photographs of historical sites in Okinawa. He also amassed a very significant collection of historical documents and artifacts. Much of his original handwritten notes remain in the Okinawa Prefectural University of the Arts (Okinawa Geidai) Library or other collections today; much of these, a mixture of direct transcriptions of [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] documents and Kamakura's own thoughts or interpretations, have also been published in modern type, as ''Kamakura Yoshitarô shiryôshû''.<ref>Okinawa kenritsu geijutsu daigaku fuzoku kenkyûsho 沖縄県立芸術大学附属研究所 (eds.), ''Kamakura Yoshitarô shiryôshû'' 鎌倉芳太郎資料集, 2002-2015 (five volumes).</ref> |
Originally from [[Kagawa prefecture]], Kamakura graduated from the [[Tokyo Bijutsu Gakko|Tokyo School of Fine Arts]], and later became a teacher at the Okinawa Prefectural Number One Girls' High School & Normal School. Beginning in 1924, he played an active role in efforts to conserve [[Shuri castle]]. | Originally from [[Kagawa prefecture]], Kamakura graduated from the [[Tokyo Bijutsu Gakko|Tokyo School of Fine Arts]], and later became a teacher at the Okinawa Prefectural Number One Girls' High School & Normal School. Beginning in 1924, he played an active role in efforts to conserve [[Shuri castle]]. | ||
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*"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-40950-storytopic-121.html Kamakura Yoshitarô]," Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia, Ryukyu Shimpo, 1 March 2003. | *"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-40950-storytopic-121.html Kamakura Yoshitarô]," Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia, Ryukyu Shimpo, 1 March 2003. | ||
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[[Category:Artists and Artisans]] | [[Category:Artists and Artisans]] | ||
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Revision as of 23:03, 1 December 2016
- Born: 1898/10/9
- Died: 1983/8/3
- Japanese: 鎌倉芳太郎 (Kamakura Yoshitarou)
Kamakura Yoshitarô was a 20th century traditional textile artist, designated a Living National Treasure for his skill at the traditional art of katazome, or resist-dyeing. Kamakura was also an influential scholar of Okinawan history, publishing works on bingata (Okinawan resist-dyeing textile arts) and other aspects of Okinawan culture and history, as well as numerous photographs of historical sites in Okinawa. He also amassed a very significant collection of historical documents and artifacts. Much of his original handwritten notes remain in the Okinawa Prefectural University of the Arts (Okinawa Geidai) Library or other collections today; much of these, a mixture of direct transcriptions of Ryûkyû Kingdom documents and Kamakura's own thoughts or interpretations, have also been published in modern type, as Kamakura Yoshitarô shiryôshû.[1]
Originally from Kagawa prefecture, Kamakura graduated from the Tokyo School of Fine Arts, and later became a teacher at the Okinawa Prefectural Number One Girls' High School & Normal School. Beginning in 1924, he played an active role in efforts to conserve Shuri castle.
References
- "Kamakura Yoshitarô," Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia, Ryukyu Shimpo, 1 March 2003.
- ↑ Okinawa kenritsu geijutsu daigaku fuzoku kenkyûsho 沖縄県立芸術大学附属研究所 (eds.), Kamakura Yoshitarô shiryôshû 鎌倉芳太郎資料集, 2002-2015 (five volumes).
