{"object":[{"sourceId":{"label":"Source ID","value":"2985"},"copyright":{"label":"Copyright","value":"Copyright for this work is under review."},"creditline":{"label":"Credit Line","value":"Gift of the artist"},"endDate":{"label":"End Date","value":"2001"},"sortNumber":{"label":"Sort Number","value":"2001    30    1"},"invno":{"label":"Accession number","value":"2001.30.1"},"description":{"label":"Description","value":"contemporary quilt made of antique Japanese fabric and hand-woven silk"},"medium":{"label":"Medium","value":"Antique Japanese fabrics and hand-woven silk"},"geographyPlaceregion":{"label":"Place/Region","value":"Tokyo"},"media":{"label":"Media","value":{"mediaURL":"https://collection.folkartmuseum.org/internal/media/dispatcher/3883/full","mediaDepartment":"Object Photographs","mediaType":"Image","mediaId":"3883"}},"title":{"label":"Title","value":"Yuen no Akari: Light from Far-Away Space"},"geographyCity":{"value":"Tokyo"},"textEntriesWebsitedisplaytext":{"value":["Yuu: broad and magnificent En: remote and far away Akari: lightThe evocation of light and space through gradual shifts in color has been the primary focus of this quilt artist. Setsuko Obi began to quilt in 1977, when she and her husband moved from Japan to Los Angeles for a period of five years. She became intrigued by the sensation of depth that could be achieved in a single-block construction solely through subtle color changes. The complicated pieced block that the artist has devised is reminiscent of origami, the Japanese art of paper folding. The fabrics are primarily from antique Japanese kimonos and futons, including aizome (indigo), sarasa (chintz), shima (stripe), kohshi (check), and muslin. The center motifs are mostly hanagara momen (floral pattern cottons), while stripes and checks are used for the edges. The border is made from hand-woven silk (tsumugi) which was purchased directly from weavers in local towns. The artist describes the effect of the 231 blocks in this quilt as a \u201csublime and mysterious light\u201d emerging from blue-black space.Stacy C. Hollander, label caption from the exhibition \"Quilted Constructions: The Spirit of Design, 2001.\"Object information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.　To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org","quilt","Textiles"]},"bibliography":{"label":"Bibliography","value":""},"collections":{"label":"Collections","value":"Textiles"},"geography":{"label":"Geography","value":"Tokyo"},"id":{"label":"Id","value":"154247"},"geographyState":{"value":""},"geographyCountry":{"value":"Japan"},"onview":{"label":"On View","value":"0"},"people":{"label":"Artist / Maker","value":{"displayOrder":"1","personRole":"Artist","personID":"1548","content":"Setsuko Obi"}},"classifications":{"label":"Classification(s)","value":"Textiles"},"textEntries":{"label":"Text Entries","value":["Yuu: broad and magnificent En: remote and far away Akari: lightThe evocation of light and space through gradual shifts in color has been the primary focus of this quilt artist. Setsuko Obi began to quilt in 1977, when she and her husband moved from Japan to Los Angeles for a period of five years. She became intrigued by the sensation of depth that could be achieved in a single-block construction solely through subtle color changes. The complicated pieced block that the artist has devised is reminiscent of origami, the Japanese art of paper folding. The fabrics are primarily from antique Japanese kimonos and futons, including aizome (indigo), sarasa (chintz), shima (stripe), kohshi (check), and muslin. The center motifs are mostly hanagara momen (floral pattern cottons), while stripes and checks are used for the edges. The border is made from hand-woven silk (tsumugi) which was purchased directly from weavers in local towns. The artist describes the effect of the 231 blocks in this quilt as a \u201csublime and mysterious light\u201d emerging from blue-black space.Stacy C. Hollander, label caption from the exhibition \"Quilted Constructions: The Spirit of Design, 2001.\"Object information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.　To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org","quilt","Textiles"]},"beginDate":{"label":"Begin Date","value":"2001"},"displayDate":{"label":"Date","value":"2001"},"exhibitions":{"label":"Exhibitions","value":[{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Tuesday, October 5, 2010 - Friday, July 8, 2011","exhibitionEndISODate":"2011-07-08","exhibitionID":"181","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"2010-10-05","exhibitionBeginDate":"2010","exhibitionTitle":"Quilts: Masterworks from the American Folk Art Museum","exhibitionEndDate":"2011"},{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Friday, September 14, 2001 - Sunday, January 13, 2002","exhibitionEndISODate":"2002-01-13","exhibitionID":"124","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"2001-09-14","exhibitionBeginDate":"2001","exhibitionTitle":"Quilted Constructions","exhibitionEndDate":"2002"},{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Sunday, October 29, 2023","exhibitionEndISODate":"2023-10-29","exhibitionID":"248","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"2023-03-16","exhibitionBeginDate":"2023","exhibitionTitle":"What That Quilt Knows About Me","exhibitionEndDate":"2023"}]},"dimensions":{"label":"Dimensions","value":"78 3/4 × 48\""}}]}