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Serizawa : master of Japanese textile design / edited by Joe Earle ; with contributions by Kim Brandt ... [et al.].

Title: Serizawa : master of Japanese textile design / edited by Joe Earle ; with contributions by Kim Brandt ... [et al.].
Author: Serizawa, Keisuke, 1895-1984.

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ix, 134 p. : col. ill.; 24 x 26 cm.

Summary

"Designated a Living National Treasure in 1956, Serizawa Keisuke (1895-1984) was one of the greatest artists of twentieth-century Japan. This is the first book in English to trace Serizawa's artistic legacy in detail, using the finest examples of his work from leading Japanese collections." "A major exponent of the mingei (people's crafts) movement, Serizawa achieved fame as a textile designer using traditional stencil-dyeing techniques and often working in large-scale formats such as folding screens or kimonos. The stunning works in this catalogue are important not only for the originality of their conception but also for the variety of their materials: cotton, silk, hemp, and a range of other fibers, and paper decorated with the brilliant yet warm hues of vegetable dyes. Dramatic in design, Serizawa's textiles have an expressive power that far transcends expectations of a "craft" medium."--BOOK JACKET.

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ISBN

0300150474 (alk. paper)
9780300150476 (alk. paper)

LCCN

2009015962

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Columbia University Libraries