Width: 39cm / 15.3". Length: choose from the drop menu.

Antique Japanese indigo *katazome cotton. Hand loomed, artisan made. Quality and natural red-brown dye make this an exceptional piece

Detailed dot design on a medium weight, soft cotton. This was likely once part of a futon cover or some other domestic utilitarian textile. The depth of the dye, additional brown dye and overall quality make this a valuable and highly collectable find.

Excellent condition. The last three photos show that there is a light brown line of fading across the width at about 17" into the length.

*Katazome is a traditional Japanese resist dye technique. A stencil, known as kata, is used to apply a flour and water paste before dipping. These textiles were made by hand from scratch. The weaving, stenciling, dying and often the spinning of the cotton was all done
by hand by the artisan. Natural botanical dyes were used, indigo being the most common.

Antique indigo textiles, such as this, are typical of 19th / early 20th century Japanese utilitarian textiles. They would have been used to make domestic items such as futon covers. They are highly regarded and collected within Japan and across the world.

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All items are genuine Japanese vintage or antique goods purchased personally in Japan.

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