Mika Toba

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
  1. "Vietnam through Toba Mika's katazome technique". VietNamNet. 23 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  2. "「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.
  3. 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.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  4. "型染表現に新たな地平を開く". Kyoto Shimbun. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  5. "「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.
  6. 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.
  7. Sơn, Thất (25 November 2013). "Việt Nam lãng mạn và bình dị trong tranh Toba Mika". VnExpress. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  8. "Mika TOBA". Palace Hotel Tokyo. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  9. "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.
  10. "Jan. 2015 - Special Programs". NHK World. Archived from the original on 7 November 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.

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