Name: Samiro Yunoki - Beautiful Book Work
SKU: 9784756257598
Price: 3080 JPY
Availability: InStock

The world of books by Samiro Yunoki brings people joy and inspiration.

Samiro Yunoki (1922-2024) was a dyer who continued to create actively even after turning 100 years old, holding numerous exhibitions both in Japan and internationally.

This book introduces a selection of his finest works across a wide range of genres, including bookbindings, picture books, posters, and illustrations, created with a fresh sensitivity.

These works feature designs, vibrant colors like bright reds and blues, soft greens and light blues, and familiar motifs from everyday life, all produced through free-spirited dyeing techniques and watercolor painting.

Category：Japanese Art Book, Japanese Graphic design Book

Tag：book cover artwork, book design, Dyeing, poster

Pages：: 208
ISBN：: 9784756257598
Release Date:: February, 2024
Language:: Japanese
Publisher:: PIE International

Author profile

Samiro Yunoki

Dyeing artist / artist. Born in Tokyo in 1922. In 1942, he entered the Department of Aesthetics and Art History, Faculty of Letters, Tokyo Imperial University. In 1946, he worked at the Ohara Museum of Art in Okayama Prefecture, met Soetsu Yanagi’s “Mingei”, and studied under Keisuke Serizawa to become a dyer. She was a professor at Joshibi University of Art and Design in 1972 and president since 1987. In addition to dyeing, she produces and presents various works such as prints, dolls, and picture books. She holds exhibitions at public museums in Japan as well as at the Guimet Oriental Museum in France.