Bird-witched

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Artist/Maker	Masaya Kushino
Place of origin	Kyoto (made)

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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Categories	Clothing Textiles Fashion Footwear
Object type	Pair of shoes
Parts	This object consists of 3 parts. Shoe (Footwear) Shoe (Footwear) Storage Box
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. Crocodile Feathers Silk Brocade Gilded Metal Nile Crocodile Cockerel (Gallus Gallus Domesticus) Feathers
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.
Dimensions	One shoe height: 400mm One shoe width: 110mm One shoe depth: 360mm
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.
Collection	East Asia Collection
Accession number	FE.1:1,2-2018

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Record created	August 18, 2017
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1410222/bird-witched-pair-of-shoes-masaya-kushino/

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