Reiko Sudō
Textile Length, 'Bashō 80 shima (Japanese Banana Plant 80 Stripes)' aka 'Bashō 80 Stripes'1987

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Designer: Reiko Sudō
Japan, born 1953
Engineer: Jun'ichi Arai
Japan, Gunma Prefecture, Kiryu City, 1932-2017
Design House: NUNO Corporation
Japan, Tokyo, founded 1984
In collaboration with: Ōnishi Orimono Co.
Japan, Gunma Prefecture, Kiryū
Title: Textile Length, 'Bashō 80 shima (Japanese Banana Plant 80 Stripes)' aka 'Bashō 80 Stripes'
Place Made: Japan, Gunma Prefecture, Kiryū
Date Made: 1987
Medium: Bashō (Japanese banana plant) fiber gel-coated cotton jacquard weave
Dimensions: 118 × 47 in. (299.72 × 119.38 cm)
Credit Line: Bernard Kester Costume and Textiles Acquisition Fund
Accession Number: M.2022.229.1
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.

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Designer: Reiko Sudō
Japan, born 1953
Engineer: Jun'ichi Arai
Japan, Gunma Prefecture, Kiryu City, 1932-2017
Design House: NUNO Corporation
Japan, Tokyo, founded 1984
In collaboration with: Ōnishi Orimono Co.
Japan, Gunma Prefecture, Kiryū
Title: Textile Length, 'Bashō 80 shima (Japanese Banana Plant 80 Stripes)' aka 'Bashō 80 Stripes'
Place Made: Japan, Gunma Prefecture, Kiryū
Date Made: 1987
Medium: Bashō (Japanese banana plant) fiber gel-coated cotton jacquard weave
Dimensions: 118 × 47 in. (299.72 × 119.38 cm)
Credit Line: Bernard Kester Costume and Textiles Acquisition Fund
Accession Number: M.2022.229.1
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.