Old Hemp Child Hanten Kimono

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1920: item #357334

Thick, coarse asa (hemp) kimono in beautiful condition: The collar is made out of an old cotton Kasuri, all hand done. Rare find from the Meiji period (1868-1912).

38 inches (sleeve to sleeve) x 36 inches (shoulder to bottom hem)

Intact Boro Futon Cover

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1920: item #354996

c. 1918 60" x 33"/ 152.5 cm x 84 cm This futon cover is intact, still closed (save for a slit to insert wadding) and is what can only be described as a riot of antique and vintage Japanese fabrics. The fabrics comprising this piece date from the early part of the Twentieth century to what I estimate to be years just before World War II. The patching together of cloth is random, free-form, and totally exuberant in nature. The piece itself weighs heavy in the hand and is a sharp reminder of ... Click for details

Black Antique Japanese Wedding Kimono Gown, Yuzen

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1900: item #349777

Museum quality Japanese Uchikake (wedding gown):
When the peaceful life of Edo (1600-1868) continued without any major battles for years, the people's life in general became more affluent. The merchant's economic power was getting stronger and there were some very wealthy merchants patronizing the different types of art. The Kabuki play came to be the most popular form of entertainment for the common people in the... Click for details

A Meiji Era Pieced Festival Kimono

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1920: item #349604

Meiji Era, (1868-1912) 60"/ 152.5 cm high x 50"/127 cm wide. This dazzlingly beautiful kimono is made of fragments of silk kimono and juban, presumably from cast off garments of departed family members for the purpose of celebrating the festival of O-bon or 'Festival for the Dead'. O-bon is one of Japan's most celebrated national holidays; it is believed that during this period the souls of family ancestors return to the earth to visit their living relatives. The week before the O-bon period, h... Click for details

A Boro Sashiko Furoshiki

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1920: item #348927

Meiji Era, 1868-1912, 49"/ 124.5 cm x 48"/ 122 cm. This exquisite boro is crafted and mended from a sashiko furoshiki and is layered with patches of indigo dyed homespun cotton, some of which are sashiko stitched. The original furoshiki shows corner motives of kiku (chrysanthemum), asa-no-ha (hemp leaf) and tasuki (crossed cords). This is a remarkably beautiful boro for its quirky placement of sashiko patches against the quite, dark-yet-bright field of indigo blue cotton patches, many of whi... Click for details

Old Japanese Nobori Banner, Amaterasu Sun Goddess #2

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1920: item #348400

The Nobori banners for Boy's Day in Japan are very eye-catching. It may be rare to see them actually used today but many that we have left feature colorful drawings of Samurai warriors, heroes from the past, or characters or animals from the stories.

The word NOBORU is to climb as in to climb up, amount to someone worthy or it could simply mean something visibly towering high in the battle field. The designs o... Click for details

Old Japanese Nobori Banner, Amaterasu Sun Goddess #1

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1920: item #348391

The Nobori banners for Boy's Day in Japan are very eye-catching. It may be rare to see them actually used today but many that we have left feature colorful drawings of Samurai warriors, heroes from the past, or characters or animals from the stories.

The word NOBORU is to climb as in to climb up, amount to someone worthy or it could simply mean something visibly towering high in the battle field. The designs o... Click for details

'Boro' Farmer's Kimono

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1920: item #342196

Late Meiji/ Early Taisho, c. 1915, 42 12"/ 108 cm shoulder to hem x 47 1/2"/ 121 cm sleeve tip to sleeve tip. This is a wonderful example of a 'boro' or ragged, patched and mended farmer's kimono. It is at least four layers thick (see detail photos) and weighs as much as a rug. This kimono, being made from cast-off and recycled fabric is impossible to date, however it is clear that most of the fabric dates from the Meiji Era, however some of the large-repeat 'kasuri' or ikat fabrics date from... Click for details

Superb 'Boro' Textile

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1920: item #342194

Meiji Era (1868-1912), 55"/ 140 cm high x 60" x 153 cm wide. This 'boro' textile is a superb example of the patched, mended and reinforced futon covers of old Japan. In this piece we see a veritable blizzard of 'shima'--or hand loomed striped fabric--most of which are laid out in vertical format, creating a stunning visual insistency. Occasionally there is a bit of 'kasuri' ikat indigo amidst the strong flurry of striping. The lower left corner literally hangs by a thread and adds just the r... Click for details

Cotton and Silk Padded Juban

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1920: item #340215

Meiji Era (1869-1912) sleeve tip to sleeve tip: 47" shoulder to bottom hem: 49 1/2", sleeve tip to sleeve tip: 119.5 cm, shoulder to bottom hem: 124.5 cm, This pieced juban, or under kimono, is a remarkable find for its superb condition and beautiful construction of color and form. This type of juban would have been worn under a kimono in the winter for warmth, and no doubt it is original to the north of Japan in the region called Tohoku, which in Meiji was a poor farming region. This is a ga... Click for details