Living National Treasure Sonoko Sasaki

  • Textiles
  • 1939 -
Sonoko Sasaki

Membership Full member, Japan Kogei Association
Status Living National Treasure (Important Intangible Cultural Property for Tsumugi silk )
  • 1939 Born in Tokyo
  • 1965 Studied at the Teori Tsumugi Kobo in Shizuoka Prefecture
  • 1969 Established a textile studio at home
  • 1971 Selected for the 11th Japanese Traditional Art Crafts New Works Exhibition for the first time
  • 1972 Selected for the 19th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition for the first time
  • 1974 Selected for the 11th Japan Traditional Textile Arts Exhibition for the first time
  • 1977 Judge at the Japanese Traditional Art Crafts New Works Exhibition
  • 1978 Judge at the Japan Traditional Textile Arts Exhibition
    Solo exhibition at the Kogei Salon of the Mitsukoshi
  • 1983 Specially invited to submit at “30 Years of Modern Japanese Traditional Crafts Exhibition”
  • 2002 Received the Medal with Purple Ribbon
  • 2005 Designated as an Intangible Cultural Property Holder of “Tsumugi-ori”
  • 2009 Received the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette

  • 1975Received the President of Japan Art Crafts Association Prize at the 22nd Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
  • 2001Received the Governor of Tokyo Prize at the 48th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
  • 2003Received the 50th Anniversary Award at the 50th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
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