Name/Title
Serizawa : master of Japanese textile designEntry/Object ID
N9500.S47.M3Description
Designated a Living National Treasure in 1956, Serizawa Keisuke (1895-1984) was one of the greatest artists of 20th-century Japan. This is the first book in English to trace Serizawa's artistic biography 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.Collection
Carol Westfall CollectionLexicon
Search Terms
artist monographs, carol westfall collection, exhibition catalogs, textile design--japanLegacy Lexicon
Category
Exhibition catalogBook Details
Author
Joe Earle, Kim BrandtPublisher
Japan Society/Yale University PressDate Published
2009Call No.
N9500.S47.M3ISBN
300150474, 9780300150476LCCN
2009015962Notes
Length: 144