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Tsuchiya Yoshinori: Nature’s Pure Colors

  • The Peony Pavilion, a monsha furisode long-sleeved kimono, exhibited at the seventieth Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (2023). (Courtesy the Japan Kōgei Association)

    The Peony Pavilion, a monsha furisode long-sleeved kimono, exhibited at the seventieth Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (2023). (Courtesy the Japan Kōgei Association)

  • A weaving loom. (© Baba Keisuke)

    A weaving loom. (© Baba Keisuke)

  • The Nagara River. (© Kawagoe Yūsuke)

    The Nagara River. (© Kawagoe Yūsuke)

  • Unasaka monsha kimono, exhibited at the sixty-fourth Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (2017). (© Kawagoe Yūsuke)

    Unasaka monsha kimono, exhibited at the sixty-fourth Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (2017). (© Kawagoe Yūsuke)

  • Tamasaburō’s photo collection, including a conversation between Shimura and himself. (© Baba Keisuke)

    Tamasaburō’s photo collection, including a conversation between Shimura and himself. (© Baba Keisuke)

  • Threads dyed by Tsuchiya. (© Kawagoe Yūsuke)

    Threads dyed by Tsuchiya. (© Kawagoe Yūsuke)

  • Ayu-no-se suzushi raw silk kimono, which received the President’s Award at the forty-third Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (1996). (Courtesy the Japan Kōgei Association)

    Ayu-no-se suzushi raw silk kimono, which received the President’s Award at the forty-third Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (1996). (Courtesy the Japan Kōgei Association)

  • Gekkakeiin, a monsha kimono, exhibited at the fifty-third Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (2006). (Courtesy the Japan Kōgei Association)

    Gekkakeiin, a monsha kimono, exhibited at the fifty-third Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (2006). (Courtesy the Japan Kōgei Association)

  • Tsuchiya at work. (© Kawagoe Yūsuke)

    Tsuchiya at work. (© Kawagoe Yūsuke)

  • The studio where new works are created. (© Kawagoe Yūsuke)

    The studio where new works are created. (© Kawagoe Yūsuke)

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