Japanese Noren (door curtain)

Textile

Tracing Patterns Foundation

Name/Title

Japanese Noren (door curtain)

Entry/Object ID

2025.3.1

Description

This noren (door curtain) is made of ramie fiber, decorated with indigo batik that used stencil to apply the paste resist prior to dyeing. It was made around 2010 in a workshop in Tokyo. Ex collection Peggy Osterkamp.

Acquisition

Accession

2025.3

Source or Donor

Christopher Buckley

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Christopher Buckley

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Date made

circa 2010

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Japan

City

Tokyo

Material

Ramie

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Provenance

Notes

This piece was an ex-collection of Peggy Osterkamp. It was purchased by Christopher Buckley in 2024, and donated to Tracing Patterns Foundation in 2025.