Misao Jo | |
Native Name: | 城 みさを |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Birth Date: | April 27, 1913 |
Birth Place: | Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan |
Nationality: | Japanese |
Occupation: | textile artist, weaver, educator |
Known For: | Saori weaving founder |
was a Japanese textile artist, weaver, and educator. She was born in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture.[1] [2] She is famous for establishing the modern Japanese style of weaving known as Saori,[3] as well as a philosophical framework for weaving which included Zen philosophy.[4]