© Michelangelo Foundation
Sonoko Sasaki, from The Ateliers of Wonders series
The photograph depicts the Japanese National Living Treasure Sonoko Sasaki working at her atelier. Sasaki is a master of tsumugi textiles, one of the most prized materials for Kimonos. Tsumugi textiles are woven using hand-spun silk that is dyed with a series of patterns and handwoven on a jibata loom.
Detailed Features
● Type: Chromogenic print
● Dimensions: 101.6 H x 101.6 W cm
● Date: 2020
The Ateliers of WondersExhibition
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Exhibitor
Japan
Rinko Kawauchi
Sonoko Sasaki
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