Shigeki Fukumoto b. 1946
Crimson Landscape あかいけしき, 1998
Turfan Cotton, Reactive Dyes / Original soak dyeing, Rō-zome
H44 1/2 x W44 1/2 x D5/8 in
H113 x W113 x D1.5 cm
H113 x W113 x D1.5 cm
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Crimson Landscape captures the vibrant colors of the autumn season. Fukumoto, drawing upon his decades of expertise as a traditional kimono dyer in Kyoto, applies a technique known as tarashikomi in which one color is poured over another while the first is still drying. In doing so, tarashikomi creates the effects known as shimi, nijimi, and mura, referring to forms of blurring, spreading, and permeation of the dye into the fabric.
Provenance
Artist StudioExhibitions
Shimijimi: Dyed and Inlaid Textiles by Shigeki Fukumoto, Ippodo Gallery, New York, April 30 -June 6, 2026.Literature
To Dye, Perchance to Dream: Fukumoto Shigeki: Collected Works 1983–2017. Kyoto: Naya Yoshito, 2017.Join the Ippodo Gallery newsletter
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