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.
