Bird-witched
Pair of Shoes
2014 (made)
2014 (made)
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Each pair of Masaya Kushino's shoes is unique. His 'Bird-witched' collection was inspired by the bird paintings of the Japanese artist Ito Jakuchu (1716-1800). The dyed feathers were arranged to simulate Jakuchu's subtle depiction of plumage. The sculptor Atsushi Nakamura crafted the claw heels.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Title | Bird-witched (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Domesticated Chicken (Rooster),<i> Gallus gallus domesticus. </i>These feathers are from a special breed of chicken, which is developed recently to produced feather for the fishing fly-ying market. |
| Brief description | 'Bird Witched' shoes by Masaya Kushino, woven silk, crocodile leather, Spanish cockerel feathers and brass, Japan, 2014 |
| Physical description | Each pair of Masaya Kushino's shoes is unique. His 'Bird-witched' collection was inspired by the bird paintings of the Japanese artist Ito Jakuchu (1716-1800). The dyed feathers were arranged to simulate Jakuchu's subtle depiction of plumage. The sculptor Atsushi Nakamura crafted the claw heels. |
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| Gallery label | Fashioned from Nature, 21 April 2018 – 27 January 2019
INSPIRED BY ART
Each pair of Masaya Kushino’s shoes is unique. His ‘Bird-witched’ collection was inspired by the bird paintings of the Japanese artist Ito Jakuchu (1716–1800). The dyed feathers were arranged to simulate Jakuchu’s subtle depiction of plumage. The sculptor Atsushi Nakamura crafted the claw heels.
‘Bird-witched’ shoes
Masaya Kushino (b.1982)
Japan, 2014
Nile crocodile, gilded metal and cockerel
(Gallus gallus domesticus) feathers
V&A: FE.1:1&2-2018
Given by the designer |
| Credit line | Given by the artist |
| Object history | Exhibited in Fashioned from Nature, 21 April 2018 - 27 January 2019. V&A, South Kensington. |
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| Accession number | FE.1:1,2-2018 |
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| Record created | August 18, 2017 |
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