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Textile (Japan)

This is a Textile. It was designed by Junichi Arai. It is dated 1993 and we acquired it in 1993. Its medium is warp: metallic slit film; weft: wool and its technique is 2 x 2 broken twill weave; gathered, tied and shrunk. It is a part of the Textiles department.

It is credited Gift of Junichi Arai.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 284.5 × 91.4 cm (9 ft. 4 in. × 36 in.)

Cite this object as

Textile (Japan); Designed by Junichi Arai (Japanese, 1932 - 2017); warp: metallic slit film; weft: wool; H x W: 284.5 × 91.4 cm (9 ft. 4 in. × 36 in.); Gift of Junichi Arai; 1993-118-5

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