Thank you for viewing. It was opened for photography, but it is a new, unused item. It has been stored by an individual. Please purchase only if you are satisfied with the images. Please refrain from purchasing if you are sensitive to such things. 【size】 W10cm x H10cm Please allow for some margin of error. Thank you. ^_^ 3N (No returns, no claims, no cancellations) Yukiko Kaizawa (Kaizawa Yukiko) Ainu Attus weaving artist, born in 1962 Born in Hidaka Village, Hokkaido (present-day Hidaka Town, Saru District) in 1941. From a young age, she helped with the family business, making Attus threads. In 1960, she married the late Moriyuki Kaizawa, a wood carving artist, and began producing folk crafts such as wood carvings and embroidery in Nibutani from 1962. Especially for Attus weaving, she studied under her mother-in-law, the late Hagi Kaizawa, who was the vice-president of the "Nibutani Attus Weaving Production Association." Since then, she has been protecting the traditional techniques for over 60 years and working on training successors. 2011: Certified as an "Excellent Craftsman" by the Hokkaido Ainu Association (Public Interest Incorporated Association) 2021: Certified as a "Traditional Craftsman" of Traditional Crafts 2011: Ainu Culture Encouragement Award (Ainu Cultural Foundation) 2018: Regional Award of the Traditional Culture POLA Award (Pola Traditional Culture Promotion Foundation) Hokkaido Ainu Traditional Crafts Exhibition (Hokkaido Ainu Association) 2002: Excellence Award (Governor of Hokkaido Award) in the Traditional Crafts category (2002, 2009, 2011) * The current Hokkaido Ainu Association was the Hokkaido Utari Association until 2008, the Hokkaido Ainu Association from 2009, and the current name from 2014. Ainu Craft Works Contest (Ainu Cultural Foundation) 2005: Excellence Award (Traditional Crafts category) 2011: Excellence Award (General Works category related to Ainu) (Attus weaving) 2016: Selected (General Works category related to Ainu) Nibutani Attus Obi (sash) * The current Ainu Cultural Foundation transitioned from the Ainu Culture Promotion and Research Promotion Organization in 2013 to the Public Interest Incorporated Foundation Ainu Culture Promotion and Research Promotion Organization, and was reorganized in 2018 to its current name. 2007: Grand Prix at the Japan Tsumugi Weaving Summit 2008: Awarded at the Japan Traditional Crafts Dyeing Exhibition for Attus Obi "Furepu - Dyed Red -" 2019: Commendation by the Commissioner for Cultural Affairs, Hokkaido Culture Award, and many other awards 2023: Awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays Nibutani Attus weaving is the first traditional craft in Hokkaido to be designated by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry. #GoldenKamuy