Japanese Antique Mingei Textile Maru-Gappa

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1900: item #737840
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This is a kind of a rain coat, called "maru (circle) gappa" or "hikimawashi". It has oiled Japanese paper lined inside. The word "gappa" or "kappa" is taken from Portuguese "capa" which means "cape" in English and its design was copied from the clothing worn by the Portuguese who came to Japan in 16th C. This kappa has a beautiful stripe in one side and kasuri pattern in the other side. In excellent condition with original buttons made of animal bones, except for a mending patch. Wearable ( reve... Click for details

A Mended Katazome Futon Cover: Plant Form

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1920: item #737410

ca. late Nineteenth century 63" x 36", 160 cm x 91.5 cm A curious piece. This three panel, cotton futon cover is dyed using the katazome technique: rice paste was squeeged through hand cut stencils, thus resisting the indigo dye into which the bolt of fabric was submerged. This piece shows an all-over patterning of ivy leaves amid the karakusa, or trailing vine pattern, a very standard and popular motif used for katazome dyeing in the late Eighteenth through the Nineteenth century. Howeve... Click for details

An Overdyed Furoshiki: Paulownia Crest

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1920: item #737409

ca. late Nineteenth, early Twentieth century 42" x 37", 106.5 cm x 94 cm The rich, dark green color of this cotton furoshiki, or wrapping cloth, was achieved by overdyeing indigo with a yellow dye. This furoshiki is made of a beautiful, very richly hand spun, hand dyed cotton cloth; the roundel in the proper right upper corner was applied using the stencil resist method: rice paste was squeegeed through a stencil directly on the cloth, when submerged in the dye bath, this portion of cloth re... Click for details

Japanese Katagami Stencil with Butterflies

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1920: item #734830
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This hand-cut antique stencil paper known as “katagami” was used for traditional Japanese rice paste-resist dyeing for kimono and other textiles. Meiji/Taisho period, early 20th century. Filled with a profusion of open-winged butterflies on a fine web mesh, this intricately carved stencil was cut by a master artisan out of a mulberry paper base and treated with persimmon extract. One of the traditional methods of Japanese textile dyeing was done with these paper stencils which are themselves wor... Click for details

Japanese Antique Textile Patched Silk Dogi

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1900: item #734444
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This is dogi ( a vest worn between kimono and juban when it is cold ) made of pieces of silk crepe kimono fabrics. Most of pieces are from Edo era which means they are soft and delicate silk and some of them have elaborate and rare pattern katazome ( stencil-resist-dyeing ). In good condition for this age except for some rips and thin parts. Late Edo or early Meiji ( ca. mid 19th C. ) 42cm x 52cm 16.5" x 20.5"

A Large, Five-Panel Boro Furoshiki: Katazome

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1910: item #731624

ca. late Nineteenth, early Twentieth century 67 1/2" x 64", 171.5 cm x 162.5 cm An impressively large and beautifully mended textile, this indigo dyed cotton boro furoshiki has massive graphic appeal. The cotton has a beautiful hand and the placing of the patches of the piece--all sewn to reinforce and to mend--are very well done. The pattern on the piece--clusters of hirgana characters--are applied using a traditional stencil resist dye method called katazome. The groupings of writing, a... Click for details

Rare Japanese Aka Carpet, Meiji/Taisho Period

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1920: item #731428
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This beautiful hand-knotted cotton pile Japanese carpet (“dantsu”) with its stunning and bold design originated from Aka in Hyogo Prefecture, an area famous for its carpet production during the Meiji and Taisho periods. Ca. 1910-1925. This particular carpet was created in classic Ako dantsu design with the pattern of “kani-botan” (the name of a family crest formed of crab-shaped peonies) with a double key fret border. The natural dyes produced wonderful subtle shades of indigo blues and tans on ... Click for details

A BeautifulBoro Fragment: Shibori over Katazome

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1920: item #729374

ca. late Nineteenth, early Twentieth century 53" x 13", 134.5 cm x 33 cm Highly unusual and very beautiful, this piece is for the shibori collector. This boro fragment shows two dyeing processes: first, a stencil resist (katazome) pattern was dyed on the piece--note the overall interlocking diamond pattern. Over this a shibori process was used: the thin vertical, dark indigo lines are the result of a pleating method of dyeing: it has been referred to as yoro shibori and seems to be akin to s... Click for details

An Antique Shima Cho: Sample Book of Handwoven Stripes

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1910: item #729373

ca. late Nineteenth, early Twentieth century 8 1/2" x 5 1/4", 3/4", 21.5 cm x 13 cm x 2 cm Very collectible, a shima cho is a home made book showing small samples of hand woven cloth, many of which were purportedly woven at home by one family. It has been said that these sample albums were created by a family to remember the weaving patterns done by family members, and it has also been said that brides would take this album to the home of her in-laws so as to remember the weaving traditions ... Click for details

Japanese Antique Textile Omi-jofu Asa Kasuri Kimono

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1920: item #729174
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This is a Omi-jofu kasuri kimono which was produced in Omi region in Shiga prefecture, near Kyoto. It is hand-woven of fine linen ( jofu ) and dyed with natural indigo. In excellent condition. Meiji era ( 1868~1912 ). 122cm x 136cm 48.0" x 53.5"