Artist: Taizo Minagawa (1917-1975)
Title: The Farmer's House of Shirakawa Village
Date: 1961
Edition: Unknown
Sig./Seal: Mikumo Publishers Seal/Taizo Seal
Condition: Very good, glue remnants in top margin/Original Envelope
Size: F: 19 x 13  P: 16.5 x 10.5                   $295.00
 
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