Dyeing Elegance Audio Tour

Dyeing Elegance Audio Tour

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The artist Kuboku Takaku (1908–1993) perfected the ancient Japanese technique of wax-resist dyeing to create textile paintings on obi, kimono, and screens. His works merged Japanese subjects with cubist and modernist styles. His daughter Hisako (born 1944) is now one of the last living artists who p…

The San Diego Museum of Art


    • Feb 17, 2012 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 10 EPISODES


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    STOP001: Kimono with Butterflies by Kūboku Takaku

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2012 0:42


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    STOP002: Village Boys Playing by Kūboku Takaku

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2012 1:08


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    STOP003: Great Melon by Kūboku Takaku

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2012 0:58


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    STOP004: Obi with Water Current by Kūboku Takaku

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2012 1:01


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    STOP005: Obi with Mountains and Distant Pines by Kūboku Takaku

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2012 0:57


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    STOP006: Obi with “Zensen Cherry Trees” by Hisako Takaku

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2012 0:51


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    STOP007: Kimono with Cherry Blossoms by Hisako Takaku

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2012 1:05


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    STOP008: Obi with “water current” design by Hisako Takaku

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2012 0:49


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    STOP009: Kimono with Cluster Amaryllis by Hisako Takaku

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2012 1:02


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    STOP010: Kimono with Plum Blossoms by Hisako Takaku

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2012 1:13


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