Remarkable Antique Japanese Oiran Shoes Koma-geta

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1920: item #474826
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Oiran were high-ranking courtesans of the feudal period who wore tall lacquered footwear or Koma-geta (or mitsu-ashi - three legs). Unlike geisha and maiko, who only entertained by conversation, singing and dancing, oiran and tayuu were the highest rank in the hierarchy of prostitution in the pleasure quarters. Whereas geisha and maiko wear tabi socks, the oiran and tayuu preferred not to do so (even in winter!) and their toes can be seen poking out under many layers of kimono while wearing thes... Click for details

Japanese Kimono-Edo Katsugi,Head Veil

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1900: item #463922
# 5127

Katsugi(Head Veil)was worn not only by a noble woman but by a bride until Meiji era. Exceptionally, it was worn until 1930s in Yamagata prefecture in Tohoku district. This katsugi is hand-painted with beautiful flowers and dyed with natural indigo and vegetable colors. Handwoven silk gauze. Made in Kyoto. There is a trace that both sleeves were shortened later. Good condition except for a few small moth-eaten holes. 126x140cm 47.2x55.1"

Sakiori mat

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1920: item #451391
# 5128

Sakiori mat handwoven with shreds torn from old kimono or cloth. 38x132cm 15x52"

Meiji or Taisho Era Tsutsugaki Furoshiki

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1910: item #451077
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Family crest of Noshiwa-ni-agehacho-mon ( Noshiwa and butterfly designed ) and irises are handpainted using rice paste as resist. Homespun, handwoven cotton dyed with natural indigo. 4 panels. Good condition. 136x144cm 53.5x56.7"

Tsutsugaki Futon Cover With a Boro Back

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1920: item #438401

Meiji Era, c. 1895, 63" x 53"/ 160 cm x 135 cm, This beautifully faded homespun indigo dyed cotton futon cover was recombined by its successive owners in an attempt to create utilitarian longevity from what must have once been a pictorial futon cover with a coherently drawn image. Now, the piece comes to us in wonderfully graphic form with its vigorous and wildly vibrant trailing vine images broken and reassembled against equally fractured family crest or 'mon' showing a stylized cherry blossom... Click for details

Tsutsugaki Futon Cover: Chinese Lions 'Karajishi'

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1920: item #438399

Meiji Era, c. 1910, 65" x 54"/ 165 cm x 137 cm, This indigo dyed cotton futon cover is fashioned from a yogi, or sleeping kimono, made of homespun cloth. The cotton's hand is heavy and rich, as one can imagine from hand woven textiles of this sort. Three 'karajishi' or Chinese lions frolic over the surface of this piece in a spirit of animated play. China is the direct source for the motif of these lions, although it is presumed that that the lion motif is ultimately derived from Persian, Indi... Click for details

Tsutsugaki Futon Cover Fragment: Plum, Bamboo, Pine

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1910: item #438397

Meiji or Taisho Era, c. 1915, 51"x 52"/ 132 cm x 129.5 cm This wonderfully drawn indigo cotton futon cover shows the very traditional and highly auspicious grouping of plum, bamboo and pine, or 'shochikubai.' This combination of motives is a favorite one used at weddings, and this piece no doubt was from a bridal trousseau. The shochikubai image is powerful in meaning: bamboo is resilience--it bends but does not break. Plum blossoms are the first blooms to emerge in late winter, early sprin... Click for details

Tsutsugaki Futon Cover: Folding Fans and Pine

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1910: item #429120

Meiji Era, c. 1910, 57" x 68 1/2"/ 145 cm x 174 cm, This majestic indigo dyed cotton tsutsugaki futon cover was fashioned from a yogi, or sleeping kimono. Its dimensions and proportions--an unusual 5 1/2 panels wide--when viewed in person, make the fine, exuberant drawing even more impressive as the large size provides a 'wide-screen' effect for the pair of folding fans and the wonderfully placed pine trees. The jagged and angular pines provide an intelligent visual foil for the lyrical and bu... Click for details

Elegant Antique Japanese Wedding Kimono Uchikake Gown

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1920: item #424762

Breathtakingly beautiful Japanese silk wedding kimono gown, Meiji period (1868-1912), lined with the contrasting color red, very soft silk. It has a beautiful, rich texture woven in a mixture of flat, diagonal and shusu satin ori (weave). Under the sun, you can see the diagonal lines of woven gold threads crossing inside (photo #5). Gowns made in the early Meiji period are not only shorter but the colors are darker with a combination of earth tones (Shibui) comparing to brighter modern gown... Click for details

Antique Japanese Wedding Gown, Black Silk Uchikake

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1920: item #424761

Antique Japanese wedding kimono gown, black silk brocade with flying cranes over pine, plum and bamboo (Sho Chiku Bai). They are celebrative motifs that are almost always seen in the Japanese wedding and New Year. The beautiful color combination of gold threads (wrapped in real gold leaf) and white shiny silk threads are woven into the background of black Shusu, satin silk with the contrasting color of a red silk liner. This is an absolutely gorgeous wedding gown. With the detailed phot... Click for details