Matsubara Nobuo Explained

Nobuo Matsubara (Japanese:松原伸生, Matsubara Nobuo, born June 14 1965)^[1] is a Japanese textile artist who specializes in dying kimonos using the Japanese: [[Nagaita-Chugata]] technique of resist dyeing.^[2]

Biography

Matsubara was born in Edogawa, Tokyo, in 1965. He attended Tokyo Metropolitan Technical High School, where he studied in the design department; graduating in 1984.He then began studying with his father, Toshio Matsubara, to learn nagahada nakagata and ai-gata dyeing processes.^[3]

His studio is based in located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan and he has worked there since he was 19.^[4]

He was named a Living National Treasure in 2023^{[5] [6]} for his work in the field of Japanese: [[Nagaita-Chugata]].

Style

The Japanese: [[Nagaita-Chugata]] dyeing technique is typically used in the making of Japanese: [[Yukata]].^[7] Japanese: [[Ise katagami]], handcut paper stencils from the Mie Prefecture are used to apply resist paste to both sides of the kimono cloth. This technique was common until the last century where a cheaper technique called Japanese: [[chusen]] became popular to dye fabric on both sides.^[8] Matubara mainly uses real indigo to dye his kimonos.^[9]

Collections

Matsubara's work is held in the permanent collection of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.^[10]

Work by Matsubara was purchased by Agency for Cultural Affairs as part of a collection of Cultural Properties of Japan. ^[11]

Awards and honors

• 2014, Matsubara was awarded with the Takamatsu-no-miya Memorial Award at the 61st Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition. This is the highest award for an artist in the exhibition.
• 2015, Matsubara was awarded the Nihon Keizai Shimbun Award at the 49th Japan Traditional Crafts Dyeing Exhibition.
• 2017, Matsubara was honored and certified as a holder of the Intangible Cultural Property "Nagaita Chugata" of Chiba Prefecture.
• 2023, Matsubara was awarded the MOA Museum Award at the 57th Japan Kōgei Association Exhibition. ^[12]
• 2023, Matsubara was named a Living National Treasure in 2023.^{[13] [14]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: 松原 伸生の作品一覧-公益社団法人日本工芸会 . 2024-05-09 . www.nihonkogeikai.or.jp.
2. Web site: 江戸時代の技法、バトン渡された 人間国宝認定の染色家・松原伸生さん . 2024-05-09 . 毎日新聞 . ja.
3. Web site: Matsubara, Bobuo . Motoji . 16 May 2024.
4. Web site: Inside the Atelier; Matsubara Nobuo .
5. Web site: 2023-11-27 . まとえば変わる柄に魅せられ 「長板中形」で県内20年ぶり人間国宝：朝日新聞デジタル . 2024-05-09 . 朝日新聞デジタル . ja.
6. Web site: Breaking News: Matsubara Nobuo certified as a 'Living National Treasur .
7. Web site: 【千葉県教育庁】重要無形文化財の指定について-長板中形の松原伸生氏 - 山下洋輔（ヤマシタヨウスケ . 2024-05-09 . 選挙ドットコム . ja.
8. Web site: 長板中形・松原伸生（まつばらのぶお） .
9. Web site: 《3分で解説》「松原伸生の長板中形展」5つの見どころ（2022年公開） . 2024-05-09 . 銀座もとじオンラインショップ . ja.
10. Web site: Works of: Matsubara Nobuo . Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art . 16 May 2024.
11. https://www.bunka.go.jp/seisaku/bunkazai/kokuyuzaisan/bunkazai/93816801.html
12. https://www.nihonkogeikai.or.jp/works/559/110302/
13. Web site: 2023-11-27 . まとえば変わる柄に魅せられ 「長板中形」で県内20年ぶり人間国宝：朝日新聞デジタル . 2024-05-09 . 朝日新聞デジタル . ja.
14. Web site: Breaking News: Matsubara Nobuo certified as a "Living National Treasure" . Motoji . 16 May 2024.