Junko Narita 〜 Kogire crepe's doll exhibition "The fantasy to sky"

4th Jun - 13th Jun, 2009

Junko Narita, her dolls are high tones and over a level of handcrafts. She studied the modeling under Hiroshi Kumagai ,an engraver, and the doll under Yuki Atae and Shimon Yotsuya. Her doll's modeling and face over her master's ideas and course. Thus the forms have sketch power and the face looks like a human. And she uses the highest quority Kogire crepe as materials. This exhibition's theme is "The fantasy to sky". She likes fancyuing because of yearning for sky. She thinks "sky" is different from the real world and the imagination and creation expand. Therefore she can create the dolls and the dolls' costume with free ideas. At this exhibition, Children styling Karako whose faces are innocent vividly wear beautiful Kosakis. You can see Junko Narita's doll world that is very high level.




Junko Narita
1982 graduate from the school of Japan create doll
1983 studying under Hiroshi Kumagai, an engraver
1984 win "a prize of Gunen " from the Exhibition of Gunen Arts Association
1985 studying under Yuki Atae
1990 display at jewery shop to 1992
1995 studyuing under Shimon Yotsuya
2003 win a grand prize of Katei Gaho, exhibit "Edo's dream"
2007 The exhibition of doll of Hokyo temple gate site
    win NHK book Association

    born in Kyoto. Live in Yokohama




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