Ken Yotsui
Born: 1962
Hometown: Nonoichi-city, Ishikawa-ken
Based in: Nonoichi-city, Ishikawa-ken
1962 : Born in Kanazawa-city, Ishikawa-pref. Japan.
1994 : Incentive Award at 35th Ishikawa Traditional Crafts Exhibition
2002 : Japan Crafts Association Award at 43rd Ishikawa Traditional Crafts Exhibition
2003 : Incentive Award at 44th Ishikawa Traditional Crafts Exhibition
2004 : Incentive Award at 45th Ishikawa Traditional Crafts Exhibition
2006 : Certified as a Full Member of the Japan Crafts Association
2007 : Hokkoku-Shimbun Award at 41st Japan Traditional Textile and Dyeing Crafts Exhibition
2009 : NipponKeizaiShimbun Award at 43rd Japan Traditional Textile and Dyeing Crafts Exhibition
2014 : Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education Award at 48th Japan Traditional Textile and Dyeing Crafts Exhibition
2015 : Award of NHK Kanazawa Broadcaster director at 56th Ishikawa Traditional Crafts Exhibition
2019-2020 : Trained at "Kunihiko Moriguchi's Yuzen Workshop for Traditional Bearers" occurred by Agency for Cultural Affairs Japan.
2021 : Solo Exhibition at Nihombashi-Mitsukoshi Main Store
2021 : Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education Award at 55th Japan Traditional Textile and Dyeing Crafts Exhibition
2024 : The Second Solo Exhibition at Ginza Motoji. Official Announcement of Collaboration Work with SONY CSL project "Tomonami".
2024 : Award of NHK Kanazawa Broadcaster director at 64th Ishikawa Traditional Crafts Exhibition
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