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Shiko munakata biography definition
Shikō Munakata
Japanese artist
Munakata Shikō | |
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| Born | Munakata Shikō September 5, Aomori, Japan |
| Died | 13 September () (aged&#;72) Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Known&#;for | Painter, Printmaker |
| Notable work | Ten Great Disciples of the Buddha |
| Movement | sōsaku-hanga, folk arts movement |
| Awards | Order of Culture, many others |
Shikō Munakata (棟方 志功, Munakata Shikō, September 5, – September 13, ) was a woodblock printmaker active in Shōwa periodJapan.
He is associated with the sōsaku-hanga movement and the mingei (folk art) movement. Munakata was awarded the "Prize of Excellence" at the Second International Print Exhibition in Lugano, Switzerland in , and first prize at the São Paulo Bienal Exhibition in Brazil in , followed by Grand Prix at the Venice Biennale in , and the Order of Culture, the highest honor in the arts by the Japanese government in
Early life
Munakata was born in the city of Aomori in Aomori Prefecture in nort