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

Natural indigo dye. Artisan made cotton.

Beautiful purple cotton with dragonfly design makes this stand out from the rest. There is a hole in the part. It would need a patch to repair.

Many small and expertly stitched boro patches add to antique charm.

Hand stitched in a peasant home. It was likely part of a futon cover or other household utilitarian textile.

Very large, it would make a great tablecloth or throw.

Soft fabric.

169cm x 163cm / 65.5" x 63" / 1.8 yards x 1.7 yards

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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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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