Tabata Kihachi
Tabata Kihachi V (Japanese:五代田畑喜八)[1] is a Japanese textile artist who specializes in dying kimono using the Yuzen technique of dyeing.[2]
Biography
[edit]Tabata was born on November 12 1935 in Kyoto. His real name is Yoshihiko. He graduated from the First Literature Department of Waseda University, specializing in Fine Arts, and completed the Japanese Painting Department at Kyoto City University of Arts. [3] In 1985, he held a Japanese dyeing and weaving exhibition in Genoa. In 1987, he became the chairman of Kyoto Saigei Art Cooperative and the president of the Japan Hand-Painted Dyeing and Weaving Federation. In 1995, he succeeded as the fifth generation.
Awards
[edit]In 2006, Tabata Kihachi V received the Order of the Rising Sun, Double Rays.[4]
Style
[edit]Tabata's work usually features classical Japanese patterns and motifs. He is well known for his use of the color blue which is often called "Tabata Blue". He often visits department stores to research what colors are popular.[5] He also often references works found in his family kimono collection, The Tabata Collection.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "松原 伸生の作品一覧-公益社団法人日本工芸会". www.nihonkogeikai.or.jp. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "伝統工芸士会・田畑会長講演 /「魅力的な商品展開を」 /大島紬職人展".
- ^ "凄腕職人街 | 五代・田畑 喜八". sugoude.inuiyosuke.jp.
- ^ "友禅・五代 田畑喜八（たばたきはち）". 銀座もとじオンラインショップ.
- ^ https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/shows/2103009/
- ^ https://www.motoji.co.jp/blogs/information/2024-tabata-collection-exhibition-at-ginza-motoji