Mika Toba (鳥羽 美花, Toba Mika, 1961) is a Japanese katazome dye artist. Her art mainly incorporates motifs and landscapes from Vietnam - a country she has visited over 50 times since the 1990s. Her art has been displayed at the Kennin-ji temple in Kyoto and at the Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts, among other places. She is a graduate of the Kyoto City University of Arts (M.A.).[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Toba was awarded the Cultural Testimonial Award by the Vietnamese Government in 2005 and the Japanese Foreign Minister's Commendation in 2012 (gaimu daijin hyōei (外務大臣表彰)).[8][9] She was the subject of a NHK World documentary first broadcast in January 2015.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Vietnam through Toba Mika's katazome technique". VietNamNet. 23 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ "「型染め」の襖絵、建仁寺に 鳥羽美花さんが奉納、作品展". Sankei Shimbun. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ Kisui, Asako (22 November 2013). "In the News / Mika Toba / Japanese dyeing art captures old Vietnam". The Yomiuri Shimbun. Archived from the original on November 26, 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "型染表現に新たな地平を開く". Kyoto Shimbun. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ "「今、凛と輝く女性たち」対談余話 染色作家 鳥羽美花". Nisui Kanto. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ Kubo, Tomoyoshi (November 29, 2014). "Artist dedicates dyed 'fusuma' sliding doors of Kyoto temple". The Asahi Shimbun. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ Sơn, Thất (25 November 2013). "Việt Nam lãng mạn và bình dị trong tranh Toba Mika". VnExpress. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ "Mika TOBA". Palace Hotel Tokyo. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ "平成２４年度大臣表彰受賞者リスト（個人）" (PDF). 平成２４年度大臣表彰受賞者リスト（個人）. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Japan.
- ^ "Jan. 2015 - Special Programs". NHK World. Archived from the original on 7 November 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
Further reading
edit- "In the News / Mika Toba: Japanese Dyeing Art Captures Old Vietnam". The Daily Yomiuri. November 22, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2015. (subscription required)
- "Vietnamese scenes rekindle Japanese creativity". Thanh Nien Daily. December 5, 2013. Archived from the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved November 14, 2015.