Toshiko Taira | |
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| Born | 14 February 1921 |
| Died | 13 September 2022 (aged 101) |
| Occupation | Textile artist |
Toshiko Taira (平良 敏子, Taira Toshiko, 14 February 1921 – 13 September 2022) was a Japanese textile artist who was based in Okinawa. She created kijōka-bashōfu, a cloth made from the fibre of the Musa basjoo, otherwise known as the Japanese fibre banana plant. Taira became a designated Living National Treasure of Japan in 2000.