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▼ vol.1 Ashigara embroidery Kikuaki Ueda

It was an area around Odawara-city, and there was the embroidery industry that prospered from the Meiji era to the Showa era.Ueda was born in the house which assumed NUIHAKU business and came to help with business from about 16 years old in earnest.
The work lifted the work in a level of the art in Showa 30's while industry declined without most while keeping one, the skill of NUIHAKU.I asked Ueda about the thought to bet on embroidery.

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Sadaji Uchida( Wood inlay ) A brief summary of his career

1920
Born in Kanagawa Prefecture Hadano City.
1935
Studied tree inlaying under Aburada Haruo(tree inlay teacher)
1941
The dispatching of troops (WW2)
1946
The demobilization (end of WW2)
1948
Became independent as a tree inlay teacher.
1962
Odawara Rotary Club award (The tradition craft technology holder)
1977
Odawara City first Houshoujyou award.
1984
Kanagawa Prefecture governor award
1988
Kanagawa Prefecture excelling technician award
1989
Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Now known as the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry) Consumer Goods Industries Bureau prize (The traditional craft person of merit)
1992
Minster for Labor excelling technician prize
1995
Kunrokutouzuihoushou prize

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These are the people who supported this Aori project.

[Print cooperation] Bunkado print Co.Ltd. [Transration cooperation] Kidsman English / Yuji Koma,Shane Pole

[Odawara City] StrapyaNext Co.Ltd / izumi jewery Shimano / meat shop Nakagawa / Shonan Star Club / [Minami Ashigara City] Pixera Co.Ltd [Kaisei Town] Osakana Shokubou Wahanaza [Ninomiya Town] Kojima dental clinic white essence Ninomiya branch [Yokohama City] Medicare.Co.Ltd.