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[[File:Nakagusuku udun.jpg|right|thumb|295px|A photo of [[Nakagusuku udun]], taken by Kamakura in the 1920s]]
*''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 He also amassed a very significant collection of historical documents and artifacts.
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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==References==
*"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-40950-storytopic-121.html Kamakura Yoshitarô]," Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia, Ryukyu Shimpo, 1 March 2003.
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*''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 He also amassed a very significant collection of historical documents and artifacts.
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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==References==
*"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-40950-storytopic-121.html Kamakura Yoshitarô]," Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia, Ryukyu Shimpo, 1 March 2003.
[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]
[[Category:Historians]]
[[Category:Ryukyu]]