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Spring Tide

A work made of nemagari bamboo.

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  • A work made of nemagari bamboo.

Date:

c. 2000

Artist:

Fujinuma Noboru
Japanese, born 1945

About this artwork

This work was created with the ara-ami technique, meaning “rough” or “coarse” plaiting, and exemplifies the rustic and bold side of Fujinuma Noboru’s oeuvre. The artist was named a Living National Treasure in 2012 for his work with nemagari bamboo, which has an extremely thin but pliable stem. He uses alkaline dyes to color the bamboo and shapes it to create the kind of form seen here as well as works with meticulous fine plaiting. He has produced a number of pieces with the title Spring Tide, but this example is the most impressively sized.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Artist

Fujinuma Noboru

Title

Spring Tide

Place

Japan (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1995–2005

Medium

Nemagari bamboo

Dimensions

33 × 69.8 cm (13 × 27 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Fujinuma Noboru

Reference Number

2007.385

Extended information about this artwork

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