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Reiko Sudō
The Nuno Box: Textiles of Reiko Sudō2017

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Sculptural box form wrapped in horizontal bands of textile and fiber, including embroidered concentric circles in black and white, cobalt blue fringe, sage green quilting, and a crinkled silver-gray layer topped with a black surface patterned with white linear marks
Textile wall hanging with four horizontal bands: white textured fabric at top, cobalt blue with loose fringe along the lower edge, sage green with woven grid texture, and a black band with white embroidered concentric circle pattern.
Textile or mixed-media work on dark navy fabric, with horizontal white stitched lines running across the surface, interrupted by irregular white marks and gestural thread formations suggesting organic, fragmented movement.
Artist's book set in a shallow box, containing two fabric-covered volumes side by side: a white textured cover with embossed dot pattern and red sewn binding, labeled "A Woman of the Cloth," and a dark charcoal cover with raised boucle texture and yellow sewn binding, labeled "Guide to the Boxes," surrounded by layered fabric and mesh materials.
Hand-bound artist's book with textured white handmade paper cover, exposed red thread binding along the left spine, and a small printed label reading "A Woman of the Cloth" centered on the front.
Hand-bound book with black textured cover featuring a raised dot pattern, gold thread spine stitching, and a small white printed label reading "Guide to the Boxes."
Mixed textile assemblage in a shallow white box, featuring three sections: a folded black and gray striped fabric with a large black circle at left, layered strips of frayed red, brown, and earth-toned fabric wrapped in sheer netting at center, and tightly pleated cream and terracotta fabric rolled at right.
Textile artwork displayed in a shallow white box, containing three rolled or folded fabric sections side by side: a black woven piece with a large circular motif and horizontal white stripes at lower left; a center roll of sheer netting layered with narrow strips of frayed velvet and woven fabric in rust, brown, and cream tones; and a tightly pleated roll of terracotta and off-white fabric at right.
Textile assemblage in a shallow white box, with three sections: a folded black and gray knit with white stripes and a dark circular form; a roll of sheer netting layered with frayed strips of rust, brown, and red fabric; and a tightly accordion-pleated cream and terracotta material.
Wall-hung textile work with four horizontal bands: white textured fabric at top, cobalt blue band with frayed fiber fringe, sage green woven section with grid texture, and black band with white circular concentric embroidered patterns at bottom, suspended from a black rod.
Mixed-media work in a box frame edged with frayed blue fiber. Interior mat displays four vertical panels of contrasting textures and colors: tan wood grain, translucent white material, pleated pale green fabric, and dense olive-green threads. Chinese character and the word "Pleat" printed below the panels.
Mixed-media work in a blue fiber-edged box frame, showing two fabric samples side by side: a dark charcoal woven textile with horizontal bundled thread patterns and small white squares, beside a sheer pale textile with fine parallel stitching and a single feather-like form. Chinese characters and the word "Pocket" printed below.
Framed photograph of textile samples mounted in a box with blue fringe edging; the print shows four fabric sections side by side—spotted white-and-gray, vertically gathered gray, olive-and-dark striped, and brown geometric blocks—with a Chinese character and the word "Twist" printed below.
Framed textile sample mounted in a blue fiber-edged box, displaying three horizontal bands: crinkled cream fabric at top, brown ground weave with olive green float loops in the middle, and dense red, white, and metallic woven stripes at bottom. Text below reads '浮 Float' in Chinese and English.
Artist's book in a blue fabric-edged box, open to a page with a photograph of four textile samples: bold black-and-white resist-dyed fabric, sheer white fringe, and loosely woven gray cloth, with the Japanese character 切 and the word "Cut" printed below.
Textile sample set in a blue fringed box, displaying four embroidered fabric panels side by side: blue and brown geometric lacework on white, pink raised floral embroidery on blush, gold circular chain stitch on natural linen, and white dimensional oval patterns on ivory. Chinese character and the word "Embroider" printed below.
Framed textile sample composition in a blue fringed box, displaying five fabric swatches arranged in a grid: gold linear pattern on white, green watercolor spots on pale ground, olive green with dark brown polka dots, dark denim with light blue circular appliqué, and blue woven basketweave pattern. Chinese characters and the word "Screen" printed below the swatches.
Mixed textile work mounted in a white mat within a blue fiber-edged box. Left panel shows dark fabric with a vertical row of diamond-shaped woven motifs in tan and brown. Right panel combines a gray felted upper section with small orange and yellow flame-like marks, and a lower section of dense rust and dark brown looped or knotted textile. A Chinese character and the word "Rub" are printed below the mat.
Artist's book or boxed object with blue frayed textile edges, containing a matted photograph of layered fabric samples in navy, rust, black, blue, and yellow, with a Chinese character and the word "Punch" printed below the image.
Mixed-media work in a blue fringed box: vertical strips of blue, red, green, and dark fabric at left; cream panel with embossed circle pattern and brown textured panel with geometric weave at right. Text reads '単 Mono' below.
Mixed-media work in a blue fiber-fringed box frame: a white mat surrounds an arrangement of fabric and metallic materials, including crinkled silver fabric, dark woven textile, and pale pink and white cloth panels, with a Chinese character and the word "Metal" printed below.
Mixed-media framed work with blue frayed fiber border surrounding a metal frame; interior photograph shows close-up of woven textiles with vertical stripes in brown, gray, and geometric patterns; Chinese character and Latin text "再 ReTrad" printed below the image.
Artist's book or framed print displayed in a blue fiber-fringed box. Central dark composition divided into two panels: left showing parallel horizontal white lines on black, right with loose gestural white marks on black. Japanese characters and the word "Cocoon" printed below the image.
Framed mixed-media work in a blue fiber-wrapped box; collage of white textured and crumpled papers with a dark gray grid-patterned strip at left and an embossed circular pattern at lower center; Japanese characters and the word "Paper" printed below the composition.
Mixed-media textile work in a shallow sage green box frame, combining a vertical amber panel with dark navy polka dots at left and a larger navy field at right with raised embroidered or fiber tendrils ending in small circular knots.
Artist's book, open and standing upright, with a two-tone cloth cover: gold with large black polka dots on the spine side, and navy blue with an embossed vine-and-berry pattern on the front board; white pages fanned slightly at top.
Textile wall hanging with four horizontal bands: white textured fabric at top, cobalt blue with frayed fiber fringe, pale green woven grid, and black with white circular concentric embroidered motifs at bottom, suspended from a black rod.
Flat storage box with black-and-white patterned border, divided into compartments holding fiber and textile samples: skeins of thread in white, cream, copper, gray, and black arranged in a row above larger sections containing a curved white material, metallic bobbin, bundled green fiber, folded brown strips, a rust-colored textile swatch, dried plant material, and blue ribbed fabric.
Flat storage box with black-and-white patterned exterior, divided into compartments holding textile fiber samples: coiled skeins ranging from black to copper to white in the upper row, with lower compartments containing a curved white form, a metal shuttle, bundled green fibers, a zigzag-patterned strip, a rust-colored textile sample, loose fiber tufts, black fabric, and folded blue ribbon.
Flat box with black-and-white patterned exterior, containing compartments holding textile tools: a perforated cardboard Jacquard punch card with string, a bobbin wound with blue thread, a teasel brush, a large needle, a small ball of white fiber, a sample of woven fabric in red, blue, and green stripes, and a piece of white fabric with embroidered oval patterns.
Flat storage box with black-and-white patterned border, containing compartments with textile tools and samples: a perforated cardboard punch card with string at top, a wooden bobbin wound with blue yarn, a bristle brush, a long needle, two small white fiber balls, folded paper or blueprint, a woven fabric sample in red and blue stripes, and a white embossed textile panel with mirrored lettering.

Reiko Sudō, Nuno Corporation, Marquand Editions, The Nuno Box: Textiles of Reiko Sudō, 2017, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Costume Council Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designer
Reiko Sudō
Japan, born 1953
Design House
NUNO Corporation
Japan, Tokyo, founded 1984
Publisher
Marquand Editions
Washington, Tieton, founded 2006
Title
The Nuno Box: Textiles of Reiko Sudō
Place Made
Japan and United States, Washington, Seattle
Date Made
2017
Medium
Mixed media
Dimensions
11 1/2 × 14 3/8 × 10 1/4 in. (29.21 × 36.51 × 26 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.2018.60.1-.29
Classification
Books
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