Serizawa
Subtitle: master of Japanese textile design
By: edited by Joe Earle ; with contributions by Kim Brandt ... [et al.].
Contributors: Earle, Joe.; Brandt, Kim.; Japan Society (New York, N.Y.). Gallery.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Japan Society; Yale University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York; New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 134
ISBN-13: 9780300150476
Subjects: Serizawa, Keisuke, -- 1895-1984 -- Exhibitions; Katazome -- Exhibitions
Genres: Exhibitions
Description: Serizawa Keisuke (1895-1984) was one of the greatest artists of 20th-century Japan. This book presents Serizawa's artistic biography in detail using the finest examples of his work from leading Japanese collections.

Designated a Living National Treasure in 1956, Serizawa Keisuke (1895–1984) was one of the greatest artists of 20th-century Japan. This is the first book in English to trace Serizawa's artistic biography in detail using the finest examples of his work from leading Japanese collections. A major exponent of the mingei (people’s crafts) movement, Serizawa achieved fame as a textile designer using traditional stencil-dyeing techniques and often working in large-scale formats such as folding screens or kimonos. The stunning works in this catalogue are important not only for the originality of their conception, but also for the variety of their materials: cotton, silk, hemp and a range of other fibers, and paper decorated with the brilliant yet warm hues of vegetable dyes. Dramatic in design, Serizawa’s textiles have an expressive power that far transcends expectations of a “craft” medium.
Notes: Published to accompany an exhibition held at the Japan Society Gallery, New York, Oct. 2, 2009-Jan. 10, 2010.

Includes bibliographical references.