Reiko Sudo, Nuno Corporation, and others
Mercury
1996
Scroll
Physical Qualities
Silk, aluminum foil, acrylic resin, 84 x 42-1/2 in.
Hemmed at both ends--finished length is 80"
Credit Line
Purchased in Memory of Dena S. Katzenberg, Consultant Curator of Textiles, 1969-2000, with funds contributed by her Family and Friends
Object Number
2002.51
(taken from NUNO list) A silk double-organdy with foil applique. An acrylic resin is used as a binder to give an added 'repousse' build-up under the aluminum foil. The resulting effect is shimmery, like drops of water on fabric. The two colors of organdy used are pale peach and pale mint green.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 2002; textile was purchased directly from manufacturer
Anita Jones, NUNO: Japanese Tradition/Innovation in Cloth, The Baltimore Museum of Art, Jean and Allan Berman Textile Gallery, March 28 - October 14, 2007 (extended from October 7th), brochure, no catalog.
Inscribed: None.
