A Pieced, Boro Nagagi

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1920: item #560038

ca. 1910-1920 45" x 43 3/4", 115 cm x 111 cm This long work coat is made primarily of a thinly woven printed, fake 'kasuri' (ikat) cotton fabric which has been over patched with various other cottons, some of which are 'fake' kasuri, others which are woven ikat. The effect is of subtle layering of pattern against pattern. The nagagi's length was altered by the wearer which accounts for the seaming of fabric around the waist: the coat was 'hiked up' and stitched in place to shorten it, a very... Click for details

A Very Long Tsutsugaki 'Boro' Noren

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1910: item #560034

ca. 1900 30" x 133", 76 cm x 338 cm This is an impressive, very long boro noren of indigo dyed cotton with an applied bottom apron of thin, brown cotton cloth which seems to have been 'recycled' from a garment. The noren itself shows the effects of prolonged exposure to the elements as the front is nicely faded and the back less so. The noren shows three vertical panels of tsutsugaki kanji (Chinese characters) and is composed of eleven vertically hand sewn panels. In detail photos attached p... Click for details

Antique Fukusa, Seven Sages of The Bamboo Grove

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1900: item #559904

Japanese fukusa, a silk satin gift cover depicting the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove. The development of the Japanese fukusa is closely associated with their custom of gift giving. Japan has been a farming country until recently and crops were directly affected by nature (draft, floods, etc). The rituals were held within their own communities and fresh crops were offered to god. To irrigate and lay the roads, they needed the better their work relationship. The custom of eating and drink... Click for details

Antique Fukusa Japanese Gift Cover, Noh Okina Mask Box

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1900: item #559604

Old Japanese gift cover, fukusa with a black mask and a mask box, bells, hat and fan used in the Noh(No) play, Okina (the sacred old man). The Dance of Okina start with a comtemporary prayer for 'a peaceful reign over the land' Okina wearing a white mask. The black mask is worn by the Kyogen actor in the third dance, "Sanbaso". Embroidered on satin, lined with red crepe silk. Dimensions: 28" X 29"

Old Fukusa, Japanese Gift Cover, a Pair of Cranes

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1900: item #559006

Antique Fukusa, a Japanese gift cover with a pair of cranes and pine Tree. This type of silk fukusa was used as a gift cover at the time of a gift-giving ceremony held prior to a wedding. This was one of the rare occasions that the recipients were expected to keep the fukusa as a gift since any return associated with a wedding was considered a bad omen.

The crane and pine trees are both regarded as the symbol o... Click for details

Japanese Textile Meiji White Kasuri Kimono

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1920: item #558770
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Rather rare and beautiful white kasuri kimono. Hand woven cotton. A few light brownish stains but in good condition as a whole. Meiji era ( 1868~1912 ). 124cm x 127cm 48.8"x50.0"

Japanese FUKUSA Silk 19TH C.

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1900: item #558257

Offered here is a Japanese, 19th Century (Meiji period), crepe (chirimen) silk FUKUSA. The bright red ground is decorated with a hand-drawn, resist and painted design symbolizing a wish for longevity. The piece is lined with matching red crepe silk and has a stitched, gray, double-thread frame, surrounding the scene on the front. It measures 14 X 17 1/4 inches. It is in excellent condition, with only one small stain on the verso which does not penetrate to the front. The brush drawing of th... Click for details

A Mended 'Boro' Noragi

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1910: item #557652

ca.1900 39" x 49 1/2", 99 cm x 126 cm This indigo dyed cotton noragi, or work coat, shows very interesting 'islands' of mending, which are nicely contrasted by the bold and sure vertical stitchings in dark, thick thread. The coat is made of recycled, nicely-faded indigo fabric and its patching and mending are lively, unusual and quirky. A very handsome folk garment.

Old Fukusa, Japanese Gift Cover, Pine, Bamboo and Plum

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1900: item #557450

Fukusa, Japanese Gift Cover, Pine, Bamboo and Plums on Fans: This type of fukusa is a covering placed over a gift at the time of a gift-giving ceremony such as "Yui-noh" which is held prior to a wedding. This is an elegant old satin silk Fukusa in excellent condition. It is not as shiny as it looks in photos. The lining is an old, red (light red color, not orange as it appears in some photos) crepe silk with padding on the rims. Exceptionally beautiful work of embroidery and silver couc... Click for details

Japanese Mingei Textile Tsutsugaki Futon Cover

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1920: item #556863
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Indigo dyed cotton futon cover with auspicious design of turtles, cranes, bamboos, plum blossoms and pine trees. Taisho era ( 1912~1926 ). In good condition. 144cm x 156cm 56.7"x61.4"