Shimura Fukumi : inochi o oru = Shimura Fukumi, her vocation to weave life

Name/Title

Shimura Fukumi : inochi o oru = Shimura Fukumi, her vocation to weave life

Entry/Object ID

N9500.S55.A1 2019

Description

Fukumi Shimura (b. 1924) is a Japanese textile artist who has created kimono since 1958.

Context

Catalog of an exhibition held at the Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki, April 6 - June 2, 2019; the Koriyama City Museum of Art, September 21 - November 4, 2019; and the Himeji City Museum of Art, April 25 - June 21, 2020.

Lexicon

Search Terms

artist monographs, dyes and dyeing--textile fibers--japan, ikat--japan, kimonos--exhibitions, kimonos--japan, kimonos--pattern design, textile artists--japan, weavers--japanese

Legacy Lexicon

Category

Exhibition catalog

Accessories

Accessory

Ephemera

Notes

Brochure from Atelier Shimura tucked inside.

Book Details

Author

Fukumi Shimura

Editor

Yukari Shaji

Publisher

Tōkyō Bijuts

Place Published

City

Tōkyō-to Toshima-ku

Date Published

2019

Publication Language

Japanese, English

ISBN

9784808711320

Notes

Length: 207

General Notes

Note Type

Language Note

Note

In Japanese, with some English translation.