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1989

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1990

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Textile, Horizontal

This is a Textile. It was designed by Junichi Arai. It is dated 1989 and we acquired it in 1990. Its medium is nylon slit film with holographic coating, polyester and its technique is plain weave, tied and dyed. It is a part of the Textiles department.

It is credited Gift of Arai Creation System.

  • Sidewall, Tie-Dye
  • hand-dyed and folded japanese paper.
  • Gift of Barbara White.
  • 2000-64-2
  • Textile, Futsu Crisscross
  • 62% silk (raw silk and kibiso), 38% cotton.
  • Courtesy of NUNO Corporation, Tsuruoka Fabric Industry Cooperative, and....
  • 89.2015.12

Its dimensions are

H x W: 609.6 x 129.5 cm (20 ft. x 51 in.)

Cite this object as

Textile, Horizontal; Designed by Junichi Arai (Japanese, 1932 - 2017); Japan; nylon slit film with holographic coating, polyester; H x W: 609.6 x 129.5 cm (20 ft. x 51 in.); Gift of Arai Creation System; 1990-82-3

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