Framed Textile Art “TEMPO”

Textiles

Craft Artist: Noriko Tsuiki

ORIGIN: Kokura, Fukuoka Prefecture
RELEASE: 2013
SIZE: W477 × H277 × D20mm
MATERIAL: Cotton

A rhythm of stripes

A classical striped pattern of the Edo period (1603-1868) recreated by Noriko Tsuiki. Its lustrous sheen and deep and elegant colors continue to fascinate even today. In a world where stripes possess a universal beauty, the powerful rhythmic motion of the loom seems to resonate with the artist’s sensitivity.

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Q1：What kind of encounter did you have with Kokura-ori?I did not graduate from an art university and my family business was not related to Kogei, so, my approach was rather different. I like literature since my childhood and when I was a university student, I was attracted by early modern Japanese theater styles and started to learn about Zeami (Noh actor). Subsequently, I started studying weaving...

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Plain weave
- Classification
- Technique
The simplest of the three fundamental types of weave: plain, satin, and twill. Plain weave is created by weaving the warp (vertical threads) and weft (horizontal threads) in an up-and-down pattern, alternating each row.
Kusaki-zome (Natural dye)
- Technique
Kusaki-zome, which literally means “dyed with plants and trees,” refers to natural dyeing techniques using plant, animal, and mineral elements rather than synthetic substances. Common dyes include those made from indigo, madder, safflower, gardenia, turmeric, sappanwood, kariyasu (miscanthus tinctorius), and Amur cork tree.
Shima (Stripe)
- Generic term
A pattern consisting of straight lines produced by the color scheme of warp and weft thread. Up until the Momoyama period (1573 – 1603), this pattern was not called 縞 – shima then but 筋 – suji, which has a meaning closer to “line.” From the early modern era, many stripe-patterned textiles were brought to Japan by European ships mainly from Spain or Portugal. Since these striped textiles were brought from another continent across the ocean, people started to call them shima-mono, literally “island things.” From this, they later adopted a different character for shima (縞, meaning “stripe”) which is a homonym of the character for “island” (島, also read as shima).
Kokura-ori
- Generic term
Cotton textile made in Kokura, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture. Good quality and durable fabric featuring vertical stripes.

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A rhythm of stripes

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