Apollo Mission

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Artist/Maker	Rumi Rock (made)
Place of origin	Tokyo (city) (designed and made)

Rumi Rock specialise in hand-crafted yukata that combine Edo-period skills and sensibilities with a gothic edge. Founded by designer Rumi Shibasaki (b.1963), Rumi Rock is proudly located in Yoshiwara, the former licensed pleasure quarters. This design is inspired by the 1969 Apollo Mission moon landing and is a feat of stencil-cutting by Shibasaki’s collaborator Kaneko Kazuaki (b.1969).

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Categories	Fashion Astronomy Clothing
Object type	Length
Title	Apollo Mission (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques	Plain weave cotton, stencil resist-dyeing (<i>katazome</i>) Cotton (Textile) Resist-Dyed
Brief description	Textile length for kimono decorated with 'Apollo Mission' design, stencil-dyed cotton, by Rumi Rock, Tokyo, 2018
Physical description	Length of cotton kimono fabric, plain weave cotton with stencil-dyed decoration of astronauts, lunar modules and the moon in the foreground with earth in the background.
Dimensions	Width of fabric width: 390mm (Note: Measured by textile conservation) Length: 1250cm Side of roll diameter: 78mm (Note: Measured by Textile Conservation)
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Summary	Rumi Rock specialise in hand-crafted yukata that combine Edo-period skills and sensibilities with a gothic edge. Founded by designer Rumi Shibasaki (b.1963), Rumi Rock is proudly located in Yoshiwara, the former licensed pleasure quarters. This design is inspired by the 1969 Apollo Mission moon landing and is a feat of stencil-cutting by Shibasaki’s collaborator Kaneko Kazuaki (b.1969).
Collection	East Asia Collection
Accession number	FE.1-2019

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Record created	May 1, 2018
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1439013/apollo-mission-length-rumi-rock/

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