Dew II

Yoshiko Jinzenji

born 1942

Dew II, 1999

Where object was made: Japan

Material/technique: linen; cotton; silk; natural dye; wool; quilting; piecing

Dimensions:
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 191 x 196 cm
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 75 3/16 x 77 3/16 in

Credit line: Gift of the artist

Accession number: 2007.0104

Not on display

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Exhibition Label: "Personal Geometry: Quilts by Yoshiko Jinzenji and Virginia Jean Cox Mitchell," Feb-2014, Susan Earle and Cassandra Mesick Like other quilts in the Minimized Colour series, Dew II is conceived as a collaboration between white and more saturated hues. Angular ribbons of wool and silk undulate across a field of warm bamboo white, creating rhythmic pops of soothing green, rusty terracotta, cool grey, and earthy ochre. All of the colors have been derived from plant-based dyes. Just as the materials used to make this quilt stem from the natural world, so too does the design; an inspiring walk through a tropical jungle ultimately inspired the pattern.