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Reiko Sudō
Textile Length, 'Amate (Mexican Bark Paper)' from 'Paper' Series2000

On view: Resnick PavilionTextile Alchemy: The Art of Reiko Sudō & NUNO
Close-up of a black leather or leather-like surface with an allover embossed pattern of small raised bumps arranged in evenly spaced horizontal rows
Close-up detail of dark charcoal-gray textile with a grid of raised, clustered woven knots creating a repeating dotted relief pattern across the surface.
Close-up photograph of draped textile with a polka-dot pattern, silver-gray fabric with raised black dots, showing deep folds and textured surface against a dark background.
Close-up photograph of draped gray textile with a regular grid of dark circular dots, showing folded fabric with visible fibrous texture against a dark background.
Close-up photograph of draped silver-gray material with a crackled surface texture and repeating black raised dot pattern, lit to emphasize folds and shadows.
Close-up photograph of draped silver-gray fabric with a crackled, aged surface texture and evenly spaced black polka dots, shown in deep folds against a dark background.
Close-up of two ceramic vessels with crackled gray glaze and rows of regularly spaced dark indentations, photographed against a black background.
Close-up photograph of two dark ceramic vessels with matte, crackled surfaces covered in rows of stamped or impressed circular dots, shot against a black background with dramatic directional lighting.
Close-up detail of a sculpture's draped surface in silver-gray tones, covered with a regular grid of raised or recessed dark circular dots, with visible cracked and textured surface treatment.
Close-up detail of dark gray textile with a repeating grid of raised or embroidered black dots, fabric gathered into soft folds at center right.
Close-up photograph of two draped textile panels in pale gray with rows of raised dark circular knots or tufts, photographed against a black background with dramatic raking light revealing surface texture.

Reiko Sudō, Alfred Birnbaum, Nuno Corporation, Yamazaki Velvet Co., Ltd., Taki Seishi Co., Ltd., Nakanishi Senkō Inc., Textile Length, 'Amate (Mexican Bark Paper)' from 'Paper' Series, 2000, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Susana Mercedes Scroggins, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designer
Reiko Sudō
Japan, born 1953
Designer
Alfred Birnbaum
United States, born 1955
Design House
NUNO Corporation
Japan, Tokyo, founded 1984
In collaboration with
Yamazaki Velvet Co., Ltd.
Fukui Prefecture, Echizen
In collaboration with
Taki Seishi Co., Ltd.
Japan, Fukui Prefecture, Echizen
In collaboration with
Nakanishi Senkō Inc.
Japan, Shiga Prefecture, Konan
Title
Textile Length, 'Amate (Mexican Bark Paper)' from 'Paper' Series
Date Made
2000
Medium
Rayon velvet on polyester plain-weave ground, hand screen-printed polyurethane/silicone/acrylic paste adhesive, handmade mulberry paper (Echizen 'kōzo washi'), slow water-wash finish
Dimensions
238 × 35 5/8 in. (604.52 × 90.49 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Susana Mercedes Scroggins
Accession Number
M.2006.150.6
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako. Textile Alchemy: The Art of Reiko Sudō & NUNO. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: DelMonico Books-D.A.P., 2026.
Copyright
© NUNO Corporation