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2009

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2016

2025

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Textile, Kibiso Circle

This is a Textile. It was designed by Reiko Sudo. It is dated 2009. Its medium is jacquard float weave raw silk and kibiso, hand trimmed.

This object was donated by Tsuruoka City. It is credited Courtesy of NUNO Corporation, Tsuruoka Fabric Industry Cooperative, and Tsuruoka City.

  • Textile, Wool Dot Gather
  • warp and weft of viscose rayon with inserts of wool warp and weft..
  • Gift of The Museum of Modern Art, courtesy of the designer.
  • 2002-17-6

Its dimensions are

H x W: 205 × 40 cm (6 ft. 8 11/16 in. × 15 3/4 in.)

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Scraps.

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