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Boro: Japanese textile with overall design, Maru ni Katabami [= circle with wood sorrel]

Japan: [publisher not identified], [ca. 1910]. 51" x 56" indigo boro (Japanese fabric) from the late Meiji era. Hand-sewn, hand-woven, and hand-dyed, this is an indigo textile with one family crest attributed to Maru ni Katabami and a stunning overall floral/vine design 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. This textile may have been used as a furoshiki (wrapping cloth) or as an interior shade; indigo is bright and lively. Shows evidence of wear, including one rust-colored stain in the center. Item #2694

Price: $280.00