Japanese Vintage Mingei Textile Sashiko Furoshiki

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1930: item #755812
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This is a large size furoshiki with hand stitched sashiko ( quilting ) on black cotton cloth. Sashiko is very elaborate with auspicious designs of a turtle, a crane, bamboos, pine trees and Japanese plum flowers. In good condition except for a few small holes. Taisho era ( ca. 1920s~30s ). 138cm x 128cm 54.3" x 50.4"

An Oversized Pieced Bag: Beautiful Cottons

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1930: item #754575

ca. late Ninetenth, early Twentieth century 16 3/4" x 18 1/2", 42.5 cm x 47 cm This bag is pieced of wonderful, hand loomed cotton fabrics--21 pieces in all--and when seen in person, its large size is impressive as is its warmth and human presence. This is a bag that has been used--note the hand-sewn name tag on the piece, shown in detail photos. Very earthy, very much belonging to old Japan, this is a really exceptionally good bag of this sort, and highly recommended. Note the wonderf... Click for details

A Small, Pieced Cotton Bag: Circular Bottom

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1930: item #754572

ca. late Nineteenth, early Twentieth century 6 1/2" x 7 1/2", 16.5 cm x 19 cm This is a marvelously earthy bag made from four scraps of hand loomed cottons. The subtle striped cotton fabric of the body of the bag, the medium-blue gauzy cotton of the top trim, and the fabulously faded disc of plaid cloth at the bottom are all very indicative of the humilit and simplicity of Japanese folk textiles.

Japanese Vintage Mingei Textile Sakiori Dogi

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1950: item #753533
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This is a sakiori dogi ( vest ) handwoven of cotton shreds as wefts which are torn from old cotton cloths. The warps are asa ( linen ) threads. Sewn by machine. In excellent condition. Early Showa era ( ca. 1930s~50s ). 40cm x 65cm 15.7" x 25.6"

An Akita Shibori Han Juban: Patched and Mended

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1940: item #752473

ca. early Twentieth century 21 1/2" x 24", 54 cm x 62 cm Beautiful. This han juban, or half under kimono, is made from a deeply dyed indigo shibori from the Eastern part of Japan, notably the Akita region, which is known for this sparse, white-on-deep blue shibori. The pattern of this shibori is sprays of flowers and falling pine needles. The patching and mending to this garment is just beautiful: note the contrasting pattens and colors and the large panel of woven cloth reinforcing the n... Click for details

A Pristine Child's Meisen Kimono: Talismanic Stitches

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1950: item #752466

ca. early Twentieth century 36" x 30", 92 cm x 76 cm This is a wonderfully colored child's kimono, woven in a kind of commercially dyed and produced silk called meisen. Outstanding is the bright orange stitching running up the back of the kimono, to which are tied two small paper knots. This stitch is called semmamori and it is meant to protect the wearer from harm: in this case, on this garment, this semmamori is particularly wonderful. Lined in olive green, this kimono shows no wear wha... Click for details

A Stamped Pilgrim's Vest: Hand Loomed Cotton

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1960: item #750511

ca. early to mid Twentieth century 20 3/4" x 13", 52.5 cm x 33 cm This vest was worn by a pilgrim who visited a circuit of sacred temples; each of the twenty stamps of this vest (some quite faint) was received upon visitation to a temple; the hand written kanji (Chinese characters) on this vest most likely is a sutra and was written by a temple priest. Most likely this vest comes from the pilgrimage circuit on Shikoku Island where 88 sacred sites are visited by the devout. The cotton o... Click for details

Japanese Vintage Mingei Textile Sakiori Rug

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1930: item #749775
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This is a sakiori rug in beautiful mixed colors. Sakiori is a fabric hand woven of shreds torn from old cloth such as furoshiki, futon covers, kimono and so on. This one is woven of cotton shreds. In excellent condition. Taisho or early Showa era ( 1920s~1930s ). 173cm x 180cm 5ft20" x 6ft

A Sakabukuro Zabuton #3

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1950: item #748134

ca. early to mid Twentieth century 20 3/4" x 17" x 3/4", 53 cm x 43.5 cm x 2 cm Antique and vintage sakabukuro, or sake straining bags--the material from which this sitting cushion is made made--are in themselves highly collectible in Japan and abroad. This wonderful zabuton is made from a beautifully earthy, dark sakabukuro, whose fabric is cotton dyed in green persimmon tannin or kaki shibu. The end result is a very rich, leathery cloth. The zabuton is stuffed with cotton batting and th... Click for details

A Sakabukuro Zabuton #2

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1950: item #748133

ca. early to mid Twentieth century 20 3/4" x 17" x 3/4", 53 cm x 43.5 cm x 2 cm Antique and vintage sakabukuro, or sake straining bags--the material from which this sitting cushion is made made--are in themselves highly collectible in Japan and abroad. This wonderful zabuton is made from a beautifully earthy, dark sakabukuro, whose fabric is cotton dyed in green persimmon tannin or kaki shibu. The end result is a very rich, leathery cloth. The zabuton is stuffed with cotton batting and th... Click for details