The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 20, 2025

Waltz

2007

Mitsuko Asakura

(Japanese, b. 1950)
Japan
silk
Overall: 41 x 166.5 cm (16 1/8 x 65 9/16 in.)
Gift of The Textile Art Alliance 2014.386
Location: Not on view

Description

Alternating densely woven surfaces with suspended threads, Mitsuko Asakura’s piece is made of dyed strands of silk, a process the artist has perfected over her career. She says, “The structure of weaving is comparable to that of pointillism (the technique of applying small dots of color) in painting. Colors never really mix together in textile, they keep their distinct colors and fresh transparency under light.”
  • 2007–14
    Collection of the artist, Kyoto, Japan
    2014–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Contemporary Art Rotation - Spring 2023. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 7-September 24, 2023).
  • {{cite web|title=Waltz|url=false|author=Mitsuko Asakura|year=2007|access-date=20 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2014.386