Pleasure in Land and Sea

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Pleasure in Land and Sea

1995

Otani Chie (Japanese, born 1951)

The artist created the abstract shapes on this textile with a wax-resist (rōzome) technique. She first covered select areas of the cotton fabric’s surface with molten wax to prevent them from absorbing dye. Then she dipped the piece in a dye vat. She repeated the process to create each colored form.

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Object Details

Title:

Pleasure in Land and Sea

Date:

1995

Artist:

Otani Chie (Japanese, born 1951)

Medium:

Wax resist dye on cotton, mounted as a two-fold screen

Dimensions:

35 inches × 6 feet 3 inches (88.9 × 190.5 cm)

Classification:

Textiles

Credit Line:

Purchased with the East Asian Art Revolving Fund, 2017

Accession Number:

2017-134-1

Geography:

Made in Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Heisei Period (1989-2019)

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