Adult size La Japonaise replica uchikake |
Please see my original post for background on the history of Camille Monet's uchikake and the MFA's Kimono Wednesdays: Monet's La Japonaise Kimono Wednesdays at the MFA.
Wendy Dodek talks about La Japonaise |
Taira no Koremochi |
Anyone who is a fiber artist, especially those who sew, weave, and embroider should check out the uchikake before it goes into storage. I might have to go back to take another look. The gallery was quite crowded and there was a lot going on with the protest and counterprotest so I didn't realize until I got home that I'd mostly been looking and thinking about the uchikake in terms of what pictures I needed for the blog, not from a fiber arts perspective. About the only thing I managed to note on that front was the variety of Japanese embroidery techniques used and the quality of the work.
Child size La Japonaise replica uchikake |
Kimono Wednesdays are scheduled to continue through the end of July on Wednesdays with Spotlight Talks
at 6:00pm - 6:15pm, 6:45pm - 7:00pm, and 7:15pm - 7:30pm. Admission on Wednesdays after 4pm is "by voluntary contribution" so it can be free if you want it to be. Please note that the
protesters have stated in the past that they intend to be there every
Wednesday. There are no plans for counterprotests for the remainder of the month.
Additional photos here. They include more close-ups.
See also: Part 2: Protest and counterprotest @ July 15th Kimono Wednesday
Further reading
- Japanese Embroidery Center in Dunwoody, Georgia, USAj
- Sashiko Embroidery vs Japanese Embroidery – local sashiko artist Miho Takeuchi explains the difference between sashiko and traditional Japanese embroidery (日本刺繍 nihon shishu)
- Japanese Embroidery (Nihon Shishû) by Arjen de Winter, Daruma Magazine, Spring 2005
Related posts
- Monet's La Japonaise Kimono Wednesdays at the MFA
- Protests continue at the MFA
- Japanese people talk about whether it's okay for foreigners to wear kimono
- Counterprotest this Wednesday @ the MFA
- Japanese American and Japanese reaction to Kimono Wednesdays
- Myths and facts about Kimono Wednesdays and the protests
- Center for Art Law and NCAC critical of the MFA's decision to modify Kimono Wednesdays
- List of Kimono Wednesdays protest issues, concepts, and related history
- Part 1: Kimono Wednesdays protest postmortem: media, public, critics
- Part 2: Kimono Wednesdays protest postmortem: protesters
- Part 3: Kimono Wednesdays protest postmortem: MFA, my role, final thoughts, further reading
- Part 1: AARW/NAPAWF Kimono Wednesdays Panel @ MassArt
- Panel: Kimono Wednesdays: A Conversation @ MFA
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