Japanese Antique Boro Textile. Indigo Shibori Cotton and Ikat with Sashiko (Ref: 122)

Japanese Antique Boro Textile. Indigo Shibori Cotton and Ikat with Sashiko (Ref: 122)

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Exciting find! Japanese antique boro textile of early 1900s. Artisan made.

Length: 116cm / 45.6" (Sewn into a ring, 58cm / 22.8")
Width: 32cm / 12.6"

Made up of three interesting fabrics sewn together with sashiko.

The most amazing part is the superb quality shibori with natural indigo. Stars, snowflakes or lightening?

Natural indigo dye. Hand loomed cotton.

The inner fabric is a soft green and cream ikat and a light floral cotton.

In a few short steps this could be a fantastic cushion cover.

I have many more here:
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This is a highly collectible folk textile. An excellent example of Japanese utilitarian boro used around the home. In Japan, cotton was highly prized among the peasant class as a warmer alternative to hemp. Indigo dye was the best natural dye available to use with cotton. Indigo cotton became a quintessential Japanese fabric that was never thrown away and always reused.

To learn more about boro take a look at my blog post:
http://furugistarjapan.wordpress.com/2011/02/18/boro-japanese-folk-fabric/

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All items are genuine Japanese textiles purchased personally in Japan.

Ships from the USA.

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My descriptions often refer to periods in Japanese history. Please use this for reference:

Edo Era: 1603 - 1868
Meiji Era: 1868 - 1912
Taisho Era: 1912 - 1926
Showa Era: 1926 - 1989
Heisei Era: 1989 - present

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