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Silk Cocoon
Silk Cocoon
Silk Cocoon
DepartmentAsia

Silk Cocoon

NameSilk
Maker Nobuhiko Yoshizumi (1940 - 2013)
CultureJapanese
Date2005-2013
Place collectedKyoto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
MediumWhite silk cocoon, silk thread
Dimensions1 9/16 × 11/16 in. (4 × 1.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Mrs. Michiko Yoshizumi and the Yoshizumi family in honor of the artist's devotion to the art of the kite, A.2015.22.90
Object numberA.2015.22.90
Collections
DescriptionWhite oblong silk cocoon
Wall-hanging of Cerenchia golden silkworm cocoons
Ta’na’na Silk Madagascar
c. 2021
Hundred-Bird Festival Coat (bainiaoyi)
Artist Not Recorded
20th century
Table runner of Bombyx silkworm cocoons
Ta’na’na Silk Madagascar
c. 2021
Kite Reel With Silk Line
Nobuhiko Yoshizumi
1990-2013
Miniature Kite Spool
Nobuhiko Yoshizumi
2005-2013
Miniature Kite Spool
Nobuhiko Yoshizumi
2005-2013
Man’s Agbada (robe)
Artist Not Recorded
Early 20th century
Miss Yamaguchi
Yoshitoku Doll Company
ca. October 1927
Moccasin pin cushion w/ tape measure
Artist Not Recorded
Mid-20th century