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1984

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1990

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Textile, Big Checkerboard

This is a Textile. It was designed by Junichi Arai and made by Junichi Arai. It is dated 1984 and we acquired it in 1990. Its medium is nylon slit film with holographic coating and its technique is plain weave with seersucker effect. It is a part of the Textiles department.

It is credited Gift of NUNO Corporation.

  • Textile, Tsugihagi Kibiso
  • 100% silk (kibiso fabric scraps), machine-embroidered to a water-soluble....
  • Courtesy of NUNO Corporation, Tsuruoka Fabric Industry Cooperative, and....
  • 89.2015.16

Its dimensions are

H x W: 381 x 110.5 cm (150 x 43 1/2 in.)

Cite this object as

Textile, Big Checkerboard; Designed by Junichi Arai (Japanese, 1932 - 2017); Japan; nylon slit film with holographic coating; H x W: 381 x 110.5 cm (150 x 43 1/2 in.); Gift of NUNO Corporation; 1990-63-4

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