Furoshiki (Wrapping Cloth)
INV-1577Designed by Akihiko Takemura (Japanese, active c. 1991)
Produced by the Miyai Company, Ltd.(Japanese, founded 1901)
Japan, Kyoto
Heisei period (1989–present), 1991
heiseiJapanismEast Asianasiantextileweaving - printed
Date
Heisei period (1989–present), 1991
Medium
Rayon, plain weave with creped wefts (chirimen); stenciled and resist dyed (yûzenzome: utsushinori yûzenzome and shigokizome)
Dimensions
72.6 × 68.5 cm (28 1/2 × 27 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Mary V. and Ralph E. Hays
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