Add to ORKGThe purpose of this paper is to make clear the socio-cultural meanings of woven textiles through a case study of making textiles from Tosa-washi which was already being made in Kochi in the 10th century involving two textile craftswomen of two different generations. Mey Kusakawa (1933-) and Yuko Isozaki (1978-) create paper textiles with the underlying meaning and rationale of recycling used paper and thrift long ago. From activities of these two textile craftswomen in modern times, it is clear that the change from paper to cloth has a role which connects areas and people, and brings independence and a symbiosis of women and handicapped persons, in addition to the role of clothing people
In recent years, there has been a resurgence in textile arts which use natural fibers (Creighton 199...
Using examples from the Nukata Collection of Japanese “boro,” or rags, this paper assesses how such ...
This paper describes the place in time - the vernacular context in social, economic, cultural and ge...
The purpose of this paper is to make clear the socio-cultural meanings of woven textiles through a c...
Preface Tosa-washi (Japanese paper from Kochi Prefecture in Shikoku, Japan) has been made in Kochi s...
Preface Tosa-washi (Japanese paper from Kochi Prefecture in Shikoku, Japan) has been made in Kochi s...
has been made in Kochi since the tenth century and Tosa-washi which was the first product of Tosa re...
Preface Miyako Island, located in the Sakishima Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, is known for the prod...
Preface Miyako Island, located in the Sakishima Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, is known for the prod...
In recent years, there has been a resurgence in textile arts which use natural fibers (Creighton 199...
Looking back at the history of Japanese textiles, the beginning seems to be braiding and/or netting ...
Looking back at the history of Japanese textiles, the beginning seems to be braiding and/or netting ...
Textiles touch all our lives – from the cradle to the grave – and serve increasingly diverse purpose...
Japan’s western-most prefecture, Okinawa-ken can be called a textile lover’s “paradise” because twel...
In recent years, there has been a resurgence in textile arts which use natural fibers (Creighton 199...
In recent years, there has been a resurgence in textile arts which use natural fibers (Creighton 199...
Using examples from the Nukata Collection of Japanese “boro,” or rags, this paper assesses how such ...
This paper describes the place in time - the vernacular context in social, economic, cultural and ge...
The purpose of this paper is to make clear the socio-cultural meanings of woven textiles through a c...
Preface Tosa-washi (Japanese paper from Kochi Prefecture in Shikoku, Japan) has been made in Kochi s...
Preface Tosa-washi (Japanese paper from Kochi Prefecture in Shikoku, Japan) has been made in Kochi s...
has been made in Kochi since the tenth century and Tosa-washi which was the first product of Tosa re...
Preface Miyako Island, located in the Sakishima Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, is known for the prod...
Preface Miyako Island, located in the Sakishima Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, is known for the prod...
In recent years, there has been a resurgence in textile arts which use natural fibers (Creighton 199...
Looking back at the history of Japanese textiles, the beginning seems to be braiding and/or netting ...
Looking back at the history of Japanese textiles, the beginning seems to be braiding and/or netting ...
Textiles touch all our lives – from the cradle to the grave – and serve increasingly diverse purpose...
Japan’s western-most prefecture, Okinawa-ken can be called a textile lover’s “paradise” because twel...
In recent years, there has been a resurgence in textile arts which use natural fibers (Creighton 199...
In recent years, there has been a resurgence in textile arts which use natural fibers (Creighton 199...
Using examples from the Nukata Collection of Japanese “boro,” or rags, this paper assesses how such ...
This paper describes the place in time - the vernacular context in social, economic, cultural and ge...