Artist: Taizo Minagawa (1917-1975)
Title: Hirosawa Night Moon Series: Twelve Famous Views of Kyoto
Date: 1960
Edition: Early Ed. with Watermark
Sig./Seal: Taizo 'Tai' Seal, Unsodo Pub./Carver/Printer Seals
Condition: Excellent
Size: 15.5 x 11.5                                 $395
 
Taizo Minagawa (1917-2005) Born in 1917 in Kyoto City, Taizo graduated in 1935 from the Kyoto Municipal Arts and Crafts School of Design. As a Modern artist, Taizo earned fame as a dyer, producing textile designs using wax resist, and also created a number of woodblock prints. His work has been exhibited around the world and published in several books. Minagawa incorporates simplified blocks of color and strong black outlines with a handsome use of negative space to create a bold modern style. Many accolades and awards to his credit include:
The Kyoto City Dyeing Works Exhibition in 1938
Mayor's Award 1941
Bunten Exhibition 1945
1st Nitten Exhibition 1966
 1971 Appointed Director of Contemporary Crafts Artists Association
Judge of Nitten 1972
Appointed Councilor of Nitten Exhibition 1980
Appointed Executive Director of Contemporary Crafts Artists Association 1984
Kyoto Prefectural Culture Award for Distinguished Service 1987
Director of All Japan Dyeing and Weaving Crafts Association
1988 Medal of Honor with Dark Blue