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]

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  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.
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  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.
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  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.