| Mar. 3, 1902 | Born in Tawarayacho, Fuyacho Anekoji-sagaru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto |
| Mar. 1922กก | Graduated from the School of Design, at the Kyoto
Municipal Fine Arts Technical School Nov. 1922: Began working at the Kyoto branch of the Matsuisakaya Design Center, as head of Nasome Yuzen design Began studying from about this time dying technology at Kyoto city dye factories |
| May 1931กก | Left the Kyoto branch of Matsusakaya and focused exclusively on designs and technology for textile dying |
| 1 Oct. 1958 กก | Became a professor at the Kyoto Municipal Fine Arts College |
| Mar. 1962กก | Designated as a Living National Treasure Artist (a person who preserves an important intangible cultural asset), for his "Kataezome" paintings |
"Kataezome" Dying Technique
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Kataezome is a method of fine-art dying in which an image blade (a knife
with a very sharp blade) is used to cut out a design pattern from pieces of
washi (traditional Japanese paper) that have been pasted together using
persimmon tannin. Then, starch is applied on top of the cut-out pattern to
prevent dye from reaching the paper below. Color is then applied the image
produced. This technique was a new creation by Inagaki, developed as an application of the Nishijin-Yuzen dying technique. |
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