Samirō Yunoki

He was heavily involved in the Mingei folk crafts movement. He was a professor at the Joshibi University of Art and Design from 1950 to 1991, where was nominated as the 7th President of the university in 1987.

Training under Keisuke Serizawa is recorded. The recorded working language is Japanese. Employment is recorded with Joshibi University of Art and Design and Ohara Museum of Art. Work by Samirō Yunoki is recorded in the collections of National Crafts Museum, Iwate Museum of Art, Fukushima Prefectural Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura & Hayama and Izumi Museum of Art.

• Name — Samiro Yunoki • Native Name — 柚木沙弥郎 • Native Name Lang — ja • Born — 17 October 1922 • Birthplace — Tabata, Kita, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan • Died — 31 January 2024 • Place of death — Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan • Occupation — katazome artist, mingei folk crafts artist, educator • Education — University of Tokyo • Known for — Katazome • Movement — Mingei Samiro Yunoki (Yunoki Samirō); October 17, 1922 – January 31, 2024) was a Japanese artist and professor of the Joshibi University of Art and Design, best known for his work in katazome stencil dyeing. Influenced by Soetsu Yanagi, founder of the mingei (folk crafts) movement, he studied the katazome stencil dyeing technique with craftsman Keisuke Serizawa. His art includes traditional katazome stencil-dyed works such as kimono or noren, but also prints, picture books, cutouts and three-dimensional sculptures. He was heavily involved in the Mingei folk crafts movement. He was a professor at the Joshibi University of Art and Design from 1950 to 1991, where was nominated as the 7th President of the university in 1987.