Antique Taisho Period Japanese Happi Coat c.1915

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1920: item #725758
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This turn of the century c.1915 Taisho Period happi coat has the Japanese character on the back reading, 'Marusei' the name of the family business. Underneath is a diaper design depicting lightning bolts. On the front side, the left side character reads, 'Kata' meaning style, and the right side character reads, 'Takara' or treasure. The lapels on both sides have the family name, Ichikawa. Great condition with a small tear in the Marusei character on the back. c.1915. (47½" width x 35½" length) (... Click for details

Japanese Antique Textile Asa Head Veil Boro

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1900: item #725230
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This is an asa jofu ( fine linen ) katsugi (head veil) with beautiful and exquisite katazome (stencil-resist-dyeing), partly tsutsugaki. The katsugi was worn by a noble woman to blot out her face from public when she goes out from Heian era ( ca. 9th C. ). It has been worn by a bride in the north-east region in Japan until modern days. Dyed with natural indigo. Heavily worn out. Ca. late 19th C. 112cm x 123cm 44.1" x 48.4"

Japanese Antique Mingei Textile Tsutsugaki Horse Cover

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1900: item #725002
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This is a "umagake" (horse cover) which was used to adorn a horse in a festival and a ceremony. Karakusa pattern, family crest and kanji are hand drawn ( tsutsugaki ) on hand woven thick cotton. Some of the bells are lost and it has mending. Late Edo or Meiji era ( Late 19th C. ). The middle square part 62cm x 57cm 24.4" x 22.4" The two rectangular panels 80cm x 34cm 31.5" x 13.4"

A Beautiful Three Panel Katazome Futonji: Cranes

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1910: item #724530

ca. late Nineteenth/early Twentieth century 76" x 38", 193 cm x 96.5 cm A wonderful piece of cloth: three panels of beautiful indigo dyed katazome cloth showing a repeat pattern of interlocked cranes, the overall effect being a kind of intricate visual geometry not unlike the etchings of M.C. Escher. This futon cover fragment most undoubtedly would have been offered to a bridal couple as part of their trousseau, as was the custom during Meiji Era: cranes, as they symbolize long life, also... Click for details

A Beautiful Boro Futonji: Heavily Patched Panel

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1910: item #724527

ca. late Nineteenth/early Twentieth century 63" x 36 1/2", 160 cm x 93 cm A beautiful boro futonji: the koshi, or plaid, cotton of this futon cover is wonderfully toothy and thick in the hand, clearly of hand spun, hand woven cotton, very much a reminder of old Japan and weaving that was practiced in the home. The cloth is of a gorgeous coloration, rich in indigos. The real selling point of this boro cloth is the traffic jam of patching and mending to the proper right panel: it is a luxur... Click for details

Japanese Antique Maru Obi Sash Silk Textile

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1920: item #723989
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This Japanese obi sash is approximately from the late 1800s (Meiji era). The obi is made from fine silk and it depicts the repeated design of large peacock and pine tree. The dimensions: 12.5" wide 152"long

Japanese Yogi Quilt in the Form of a Padded Kimono

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1920: item #723298
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Dating to the Meiji period (1868-1912), this superb Japanese indigo tsutsugaki-dyed quilted bridal sleeping cover is called a “yogi” (literally “night wear”). It was made from100% hand loomed cotton that was stuffed with thick cotton batting and sewn into the shape of an extra-large kimono. This one is simply decorated with a family crest (“mon”) in a lighter shade of blue on the back side. It was quilted with white cotton thread in the traditional decorative stitch with tied tassels to secure t... Click for details

A Katazome Dyed Boro Furoshiki: Beautiful

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1910: item #723240

ca. late Nineteenth/ early Twentieth century 49" x 50", 124.5 cm x 127 cm This stunning indigo dyed boro furoshiki is beautiful on many levels. What comes to mind first is the beauty of the cotton cloth itself: it bears the hand and texture of hand spun, hand woven cotton: the texture is wonderfully 'home made.' Then there is the dye, both the clear, medium blue and the gorgeous stenciled katazome pattern that has resisted the dye: the pattern it is a field of auspicious motifs: the karakusa... Click for details

Japanese Early Showa Period Summer Koi Haori

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1920: item #722268
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Japanese Early Showa MUSO summer HAORI with KOI, maple leaf and wisteria design. The HAORI is made of a translucent summer fabric and is to be worn with the solid black side out, showing just a hint of the colorful design within as the wearer moves. The HAORI has a single family crest on the back. The black areas have become slightly faded with age. The HAORI measures 47" wide from sleeve to sleeve and 23" wide in the body. The sleeve length is 26" and the HAORI length is 35".

Japanese Antique Katazome Textile Futon Cover

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1900: item #721838
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This lovely Japanese katazome fabric is approximately from the end of 1800s (Meiji Era). The fabric is made from hand-spun cotton and dyed in Katazome technique (stencil dye) with indigo and a tough of orangy-red pigment. The main design are chrysanthmum and kikko (turtle shell shape), and there is a finest dot pattern around them. There are some fading area and one small hole due to the age. The edges of the textile are also slightly worn. The dimensions: 4' wide 68" long