Kimono of figured gauze. “Dream of a butterfly”

Year.2020
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Yoshinori Tsuchiya

1954 -
  • Textiles(Living National Treasure)
  • Price Range $8,000 - 36,000
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  • Awards at Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibitions : 7

About the Artwork

I wanted to express a wondrous world that I imagined from the Chinese thinker Zhuangzi's "Dream of a Butterfly", such as Zhuangzi's state of being unable to acknowledge the difference between his dream and reality, and the evanescence of life.
I would like people to see the difference of the yellow colors from each plant (the bluish yellow of kariyasu, the reddish yellow of cape jasmine, and the pure lemon yellow of the Japanese pagoda tree) as well as the three dimensional depth of the textile.

Description

  • Category
    Textiles
  • Materials
    Raw silk (Unrefined silk thread)
    Warp threads - 4 among 21 two-folded
    Weft threads - 6 among 21 twisted
    Dye
    Yellow - kariyasu (Miscanthus tinctorius), cape jasmine, Japanese pagoda tree
    Gray - acorns
  • Year of creation
    2020
  • Rarity
    Unique

Techniques Used

Kasuri weaving

Kasuri weaving (kasuriori, “blurred weave”) is a type of ikat weaving done with threads that have been resist dyed, leaving sections of the thread undyed. The threads are then aligned and woven to create stripes, checkered patterns, or pictorial motifs.

Selected exhibitions

  • The 67th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (2020)
  • Selected
photo Kimono of figured gauze. “Dream of a butterfly”
Kimono of figured gauze. “Dream of a butterfly” Yoshinori Tsuchiya
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