Reiko Sudo, Nuno Corporation, and others
Scrapyard – Iron Plates
1993
Scroll
- Designer: Reiko Sudo
- Manufacturer: Nuno Corporation
- Technique developed by: Hiroko Suwa
- Printers and Kazue Tamagawa: Hiroko Suwa
Scrapyard – Iron Plates
1993
Physical Qualities
Rayon, iron oxide (rust), Overall: 126 × 45 1/2 in. (320 × 115.6 cm.)
Other (final length after hemming to create a casing): 123 3/4 in. (314.3 cm.)
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
2002.52
(taken from NUNO list) Iron oxide-our common garden variety rust-can actually oxidize fibers over time, effectively print-dying the fabric. Many different free-form patterns can be made simply by varying the placement of metal scraps and length of 'weathering' time. The plain-woven rayon is white with rust colored abstract designs.
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.
