Hiroshi Awatsuji
Ropes

Overall
Ropes
Overall
DesignerJapanese, 1929–1995
CultureJapanese
Titles
  • Ropes
Datedesigned 1971
MediumScreen-printed cotton
DimensionsOverall: 67 11/16 × 45 1/4 in. (171.9 × 115 cm)
Credit LineGift of Scott and Judy Nyquist
Object number2023.155
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
Ll 20 Public Corridor
On view

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Object Type
ProvenancePrivate collection, Westchester County, New York; [Chip Cordelli, CoolVintageFinds (www.Esty.com), Brooklyn, New York, c. 2022]; Scott and Judy Nyquist, Houston, 2022; given to MFAH, 2023.
Exhibition Historyn/a
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
At left and right center edges: PRINTED IN JAPAN FUJIE TEXTILE DESIGNED BY HIROSHI AWATSUJI
Catalogue raisonnén/a

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