Textile Pattern Description PDF
Materials used in the textile
– Ōuta Cha-Rōketsu Ashiginu Hanpi, No. 3
Shōsō-in temple, Japan, 8th century
– Small Hollyhock Pattern
Kawashima Textiles Design Department
1914 (Taishō 3)
– Edo Kiriezu Map, Area around Present-day Tokyo Station “O-kuruwa Uchi Daimyō Kōji Ezu”
1865 (Keiō 1)
– Map of the Daimyō Kōji District in the Ō-kuruwa (Southern Nihonbashi District)
1863 (Bunkyu 3)
– Concrete foundation work during construction
Completed in 1918 (Taishō 7).
– Rihē Toda’s passport for his journey to Paris
1909 (Meiji 42)
– Extension construction of the Shin-Yaesu Building (former TODA BUILDING)
Completed in 1966 (Shōwa 41).
– Construction scene with cranes and Tokyo Station on the right.
Building completed in 1918 (Taishō 7).
– Construction scene with multiple cranes.
Building completed in 1918 (Taishō 7).
– A note picked up in a Berlin supermarket (Arabic: sardines + salad, labneh [strained yoghurt cheese], potatoes, sausages, bread, cucumber, green pickles, “when” — a questioning word — )
circa 2024
– A note picked up in a Berlin supermarket (Turkish:Aldi [supermarket name], tomatoes, cheese, cucumber, tissues/napkins, lemon juice, potatoes, 2-Butter)
circa 2022
– A note picked up on a street in Kyoto (Japanese: 12/19 [Fri], belongings, bankbook, money, laundry, — illegible — )
2025
– A note picked up in a Berlin supermarket (German: yoghurt, whipped cream, small bread rolls, bananas, high-protein bread, lemonade, hot mustard)
circa 2024
– Former TODA CORPORATION headquarters building (new and old wings) as of June 1999 (Heisei 11). Computer screen displaying CAD drawings.
1999
– Hand-drawn drawing of the former TODA CORPORATION headquarters building (new and old wings), drawn in Shōwa 59
1984
– Gel nails scattered throughout the textile (from a woman living in Tokyo)
2025
Emblem on a happi coat from the founding period of Toda-gumi
Date unknown (possibly c.1881, during the founding period of Toda-gumi)
– Former company emblem of TODA CORPORATION
1930 (Shōwa 5)
– TODA CORPORATION brand logo
2022 (Reiwa 4)
Commissioned by TODA CORPORATION
Textile production and sponsorship by Kawashima Selkon Textiles Co., Ltd.