Antique Japanese Boro. Hand Woven Cotton Fabric. Hand Stitched and Patched Folk Textile. Natural Indigo Striped Ikat. (Ref: 1542)

Antique Japanese Boro. Hand Woven Cotton Fabric. Hand Stitched and Patched Folk Textile. Natural Indigo Striped Ikat. (Ref: 1542)

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Length: 173cm / 1.89 yards
Width: 95cm / 1 yard

Antique Japanese boro textile dating back to Taisho / Meiji era. Early 1900s.

Natural indigo. Very fine weave.

Hand loomed shima / striped ikat cotton.

Hand stitched in a peasant home.

A beautiful example of Japanese folk textiles.

It would make a great tablecloth, wall hanging or throw.

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. There term boro translates as scrap / rag. Therefore, this category of Japanese textile can simply be referred to as boro.

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 vintage or antique goods purchased personally in Japan.

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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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