Shikō Munakata
Printmaking, Visual Artist
1903 – 1975
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Who was Shikō Munakata?
Shikō Munakata, was a woodblock printmaker active in Shōwa period Japan. He is associated with the sōsaku-hanga movement and the mingei movement. Munakata was awarded the "Prize of Excellence" at the Second International Print Exhibition in Lugano, Switzerland in 1952. He was awarded the Order of Culture, the highest honor in the arts by the Japanese government in 1970.
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- Born
- Sep 5, 1903
Aomori Prefecture - Nationality
- Japan
- Lived in
- Aomori
- Died
- Sep 13, 1975
Tokyo
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on July 23, 2013
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