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Boro: Japanese textile with sashiko, Maru Ni Sagari Fuji [= Wisteria Hanging within a Circle]

Japan: [publisher not identified], [ca. 1910]. 52" x 51" indigo boro (Japanese fabric) from the late Meiji era. Hand-sewn, hand-woven, and hand-dyed with 5 loops sewn into the top, potentially adapted to be used as window shade. Includes one family crest attributed to Maru Ni Sagari Fuji, applied by Tsutsugaki, a Japanese technique of resist dyeing that involves drawing rice-paste designs on cloth, dyeing the cloth, and then washing off the paste. Sewn in 4 panels; includes two patches with sashiko stitching. Before becoming a window shade, this textile was likely used as a furoshiki (wrapping cloth) and is heavily faded in spots due to use. Item #2685

Price: $320.00