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SOF | SOCIETY OF THE ARTS
WORLD-CLASS COLLECTOR, CHRIS HALL’S
NEW FOCUS ON JAPANESE FUKUSA
Not content with amassing, over many
Earlier this year Chris gave his collection of
years, one of the best collections of
Japanese textiles to the Asian Civilizations
Chinese textiles in the world, Chris Hall
Museum in Singapore. They organised an
(G62-69) has quietly built an amazing
exhibition of his Japanese textiles, mainly
collection of Japanese Fukusa – these
gift covers.
are principally silk-embroidered squares
of textile used to wrap formal gifts. Gift
For a virtual tour of the exhibition, follow
giving and receiving, in Japan, goes
the link: https://www.nhb.gov.sg/
acm/acm-online/virtual-tours/fashion-
beyond simply commemorating a special
revolution-chinese-dress-late-qing-1976
occasion, and in historical times was very
much about social rank and respect.
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