The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 20, 2025

White Fungus Three

c. 1989

Kiyomi Iwata

(American, 1941-)
America
silk organza, stitching, gold leaf
Overall: 40.6 x 26.7 x 20.3 cm (16 x 10 1/2 x 8 in.)
Gift of Camille and Alex Cook 2008.224
Location: 224A Contemporary Corridor

Description

This rectangular vessel by the artist Kiyomi Iwata has an ethereal quality with brilliant gold leaf applied on translucent silk organza. The materials of Iwata’s sculptures relate to the kimono, a traditional Japanese garment from her country of origin. The copper wire she sometimes incorporates is a reference to American technology in her adopted home of the United States.
  • Contemporary Textile Rotation - October 2025. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 10, 2025-April 28, 2026).
  • {{cite web|title=White Fungus Three|url=false|author=Kiyomi Iwata|year=c. 1989|access-date=20 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2008.224