Japanese picture Ikat textile presentation w/Anne Marie Moeller '77
What: Japanese picture ikat textile presentation.
Title: "Symbolism in Japanese E-gasuri"
Description:
E-gasuri is a labor-intensive ikat resist technique where threads are dyed before being put on a loom in a way that produces a picture when woven. Japanese textile scholar Ann Marie Moeller and well known e-gasuricollector Dr. Jeffrey Krauss will discuss both the process of creating e-gasuri and the meanings of the animals, gods, legendary figures and auspicious symbols commonly found on this now rare cloth in a Textile Museum Rug and textile Appreciation Morning Talk.
Where: The Textile Museum, 2320 S Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20008-4088
Date: Saturday, July 21, 2012
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Cost: Free, seating is limited so please arrive early.
Phone:
202-667-0441
Press Contact: Katy Clune,
202-667-0441 ext.77
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Lecturer Bio:
Ann Marie Moeller is a published Japanese Textile scholar who has collected and sold Japanese antiques since her student years at Harvard. She lectures at universities and museums including The Smithsonian Associates, the Smithsonian Renwick Gallery, The Textile Museum, The Phillips Collection, The Walters Art Museum, The University of Maryland as well as The Asia Society. Main author of Reading Kimono: Symbols and Motifs in Japanese Textiles, to be published by Schiffer Books, she has curated National Cherry Blossom Festival kimono exhibitions as well as textile exhibits for The Kennedy Center, The International Monetary Fund and The J.I.C.C., Embassy of Japan.
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