Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2012
The Acquisitions
David and Roberta Logie Department of Textile and Fashion Arts: July 2011–June 2012
Map II
1986
Keiko Kobayashi
Height x width: 31 1/2 x 19 11/16 in. (80 x 50 cm)
Linen; discontinuous warp and weft plain weave
Classification: Fiber arts
Culture: Japanese
Accession number: 2011.2002
Description: Woven discontinuous-warp and -weft squares, in color blocks of blue, purple, yellow and red, interlocked to form a shaped map of the United States.
Provenance/Ownership History: 2011, gift of the artist to the MFA. (Accession date: November 16, 2011)
Gift of the artist