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Textile
This is a Textile. It is dated 1915–1920 and we acquired it in 2016. Its medium is cotton and its technique is block printed. It is a part of the Textiles department.
The Arts & Crafts movement embraced Japanese art as the embodiment of simplicity and authentic craftsmanship. Collections of ukiyo-e prints were circulated among artists and designers of the period, who admired their emphasis on a connection to nature, especially landscapes, as subject matter, but also with the truthfulness of the flattened picture plane.
The cool, delicate palette and evening scene of a full moon partially hidden behind the trees call to mind James McNeil Whistler’s Nocturnes, a series of landscape paintings which evoked the tranquility of evening time. Whistler was, himself, a major collector of Japanese art, and incorporated many elements of Japonism in his work.
The design is printed on an upholstery-weight wool and cotton. The Textiles Department has very little representation of the American Arts & Crafts movement, so this piece would make an unusual but welcome addition.
This object was
donated by
American Textile History Museum.
It is credited American Textile History Museum Collection.
Its dimensions are
H x W: 76.2 × 88.9 cm (30 × 35 in.)
Cite this object as
Textile; cotton; H x W: 76.2 × 88.9 cm (30 × 35 in.); American Textile History Museum Collection; 2016-35-103
