Living National Treasure Kunihiko Moriguchi

  • Textiles
  • 1941 -
Kunihiko Moriguchi

Membership Full member, Japan Kogei Association
Designated as Person of Cultural Merits
Status Living National Treasure (Important Intangible Cultural Property for Yūzen )
  • 1966 Graduated from École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, France
  • 2007 Designated as Important Intangible Cultural Property for "Yuzen"

  • 1966Received the NHK Chairman Award at the 16th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 1970Received the Asahi Shimbun Award at the 20th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  • 1992Received the 42nd Minister of Education Award for Fine Arts
  • 1998Received the 16th Kyoto Prefecture Cultural Merit Award
  • 2001Received the Medal with Purple Ribbon
  • 2003Awarded as Kyoto Prefecture Person of Cultural Merits
  • 2013Received The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon
  • 2020Designated as Person of Cultural Merits
  • 2021Received the Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur, Commandeur (France)

  • Agency for Cultural Affairs
  • The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
  • The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
  • Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum
  • The Museum of Modern Art, Gunma
  • The Collection de l'Art Brut (Lausanne)
  • Victoria and Albert Museum (London)
  • Los Angeles County Museum of Mart (Los Angeles)
  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
15 artworks posted