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Quilt: Sarasa


Two hearts in harmony
Tomie Nagano (Japanese, born 1950)
Japanese
2000
Object Place: Shari-town, Hokkaido, Japan

Medium/Technique Cotton plain weave; resist dyed; cotton filling; pieced and quilted with polyester thread
Dimensions Height x width: 94 1/2 x 94 1/2 in. (240 x 240 cm)
Credit Line Gift of Wayne E. Nichols
Accession Number2011.2239
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionLog cabin quilt with resist-dyed textiles imported from India and Indonesia. Shades of blue, white, brown and purple diamond patterning surrounded with a dark blue border.
ProvenanceFebruary 17, 2007, gift of the artist to Wayne E. Nichols, Dedham, MA; 2011, year-end gift of Nichols to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 25, 2012)
CopyrightReproduced with permission.