Thursday, May 31, 2012

Bingata: Colors and Shapes of the Ryukyu Dynasty 2012.6.13 - 2012.7.22


SUNTORY MUSEUM OF ART / BINGATA:
Colors and shapes of the ryukyu dynasty commemorating the 40th anniversary of the reversion of Okinawa to Japan.

Bingata is a textile dyed with a technique created in Okinawa for clothing used by specific classes of Ryukyu-society, including royal and Shizoku families. The assortment of shapes created using paper patterns combines with unique Ryukyu colors to demonstrate the delightful capabilities of katazome (stencil dyeing). This exhibition presents superb examples of bingata, including some of the finest bingata dress made for the Ryukyu royal family, and also has the first public showing of the Matsuzakaya collection.

 

link: The Suntory Museum Tokyo

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