The Beauty Of Rags, The Afterglow Of Rags

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Cloths that have been a part of people's lives for generations.
The handiwork of anonymous people born in poverty is overwhelming to the viewer.

Ranru = boro, which was once used in farming villages and fishing villages in Japan.
In times when cloth was precious, people carefully pieced together fine pieces of cloth to make futons and wrap themselves as clothing. These fabrics, which are no longer seen in modern times, are now so highly regarded in the art and textile fields that they are known around the world as "BORO."

This book contains over 500 items from a collection of over 1000 items collected by the author over 35 years. The world of beauty created unintentionally by anonymous people will move your heart.

Human activities are condensed into this cloth, making us aware of the harshness of life. ?From the text

*Japanese and English bilingual

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Beauty in Boro:
Kosaku Nukata Collection

The power of textile items born of need, wrought by anonymous hands, and worn over generation upon generation.

In times when cloth was much more precious, people in rural Japan thriftily stitched together scraps of fabric to make everything from garments to bedding. Although the practice no longer exists, the articles left behind have come to be celebrated as works of art and of textiles?so much so, in fact, that today they are known around the world simply by their Japanese name, boro. This book selects 500-plus examples of boro out of the more than 1,000 that the author has collected over thirty-five years. Wrap yourself in a compelling world of beauty shaped unconsciously by scores of unknown hands.

Nukata Kosaku (Author)

Comment from the publisher
A world of beauty unintentionally created by women in poverty.
Includes over 500 treasured collections by world-renowned rag collectors
About the author
Kosaku Nukata
Born in 1935 in Higashiosaka City, Osaka Prefecture. Painter (member of the Independent Art Association), ceramist, and dentist. He started collecting rags in the 1980s and currently has a collection of over 1,000 items. In 2000, an exhibition was held in Osaka, which received a great response both domestically and internationally.

Publisher: Seigensha (2022/6/25)
Release date: 2022/6/25
Language: English, Japanese
Paperback: 272 pages
ISBN-10: 486152895X
ISBN-13: 978-4861528958
Dimensions: 21.2 x 2.3 x 29.7 cm

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9784861528958

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