Name/Title
Boro : the art of necessityEntry/Object ID
NK8884.B676 2021Description
"[This book] tells the story of artistry born from hardship. It traces history and memories through patched and mended fabrics - a Japanese textile culture where no scrap of material is wasted, and whose economical creations were passed down between the generations. The book contains photo documentation of key pieces from the collection of folklorist, archaeologist and ethnologist Chuzaburo Tanaka (1933-2013). This publication surveys the history of boro as textiles, but also examines boro's changing social, economic and aesthetic status."Context
Catalog of an exhibition held at Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, Stockholm, Sweden, January 30-August 15, 2021.Lexicon
Search Terms
boro--exhibitions, clothing and dress--repairing--japan--history, patchwork--japan--history, textile fabrics--japanLegacy Lexicon
Category
Exhibition catalogInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
SignatureNotes
Signed and stamped by Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada.Book Details
Author
Karl-Johan Cottman, Östasiatiska samlingarna (Stockholm, Sweden)Publisher
Art and Theory PublishingDate Published
2021ISBN
9789198606584Notes
Length: 166General Notes
Note Type
ContentsNote
Boro: the art of necessity / Petra Holmberg -- Boro as fashion and anti-fashion / Philip Warkander -- The work behind the wear / Staffan Appelgren -- What is boro? / Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada -- The Chuzaburo Tanaka Collection -- Collecting boro.