FUKUMOTO SHIHOKO (1945-) Hand-Spun Linen II Heisei era (1989-2019), 2009Important works of art from an American private collectionFUKUMOTO SHIHOKO (1945-)Hand-Spun Linen II Heisei era (1989-2019), 2009Hand-spun indigo-dyed linenSupported on two steel poles; custom-made cardboard storage box with label inscribed Okunzakkuri-II 2009 (Hand-Spun Linen II 2009), signed Fukumoto Shihoko and sealed Shihoko 67 3/8 x 36 1/4in (171 x 92cm)One of Kyoto's leading textile artists, for fifty years Fukumoto Shihoko (mother of Fukumoto Fuku, see preceding lot) has created luminous wall hangings using the hallowed Japanese aizome (indigo-dyed) technique, in colors that range from an intense, almost black blue to delicate cerulean shades conveying a sense of early sunlight shimmering through morning mist. For this hanging, she brushed the dyed linen while it was still wet, raising its nap to create a textured finish.