A Sakabukuro Zabuton #1

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1950: item #748132

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 Sakiori Obi: A Rich, Dark, Brown-Grey

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1950: item #748128

ca. mid Twentieth century 112" x 6 1/2", 286 cm x 16.5 cm This richly colored, densely textured and thickly woven sakiori obi is woven from recycled and shredded cloth: in this case it appears that a deep brown colored kasuri (ikat) kimono was used to create the weft yarn for this obi. On one side of the piece there is some evidence that there were lateral folds to the length of the piece as the obi shows some very light wear; the other side does not show any distress. This obi is in fine... Click for details

Japanese Vintage Textile Bolt Of Silk Kimono Fabric

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1930: item #746480
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This is a bolt of summer kimono fabric which is silk crepe. The texture is not very soft but rather firm. It has a hole ( 2mm ) and several fold lines and patina from aging but in good condition as a whole. 36cm x 9m60cm 14.2" x 31ft1/2" Taisho or early Showa ( 1920s~1930s ).

Japanese Vintage Mingei Textile Rice Bags

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1940: item #746203
8493

These are kome-bukuro ( rice bag ) made of cotton pieces which are woven stripes, katazome ( stencil-resist-dyeing ) and kasuri. A rice bag was used when people contributed rice to a shrine or temple or exchange it as a gift. In good condition except for a rift in one of the bag. Showa era. The size of the large one when it is flat: 28cm x 24.5cm Small: 25cm x 19cm

Sudare Bamboo Blind from Temple

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1980: item #745873
823-5G-634

Bright edging and colorful tassels adorn this temple sudare. The width is 49-1/4" and the length is just 14". It's from the Showa period, ca. 1970 and is in excellent condition.

Japanese Vintage Textile Sakabukuro With Stitches

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1940: item #745574
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This is a sakabukuro which was used for squeezing sake mash ( fermented steamed rice )in the process of making sake, Japanese wine. It has nice long mending stitches. Showa era. 8cm x 26cm 3.1" x 10.2"

An Indigo Dyed Katazome Han Juban: Patched Interior

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1920: item #745556

ca. late Nineteenth, early Twentieth century 24" x 38", 61 cm x 96.5 cm Beautiful inside and out, this han juban, or half under kimino, is made of indigo dyed, stencil resist dyed cloth known as katazome. A precisely cut stencil is placed on cloth; rice paste is squeegeed through. The cloth is then treated and dyed and the rice paste is washed away, leaving a figured cloth; katazome gained great popularity in the late Eighteenth and Nineteenth centuries in Japan. This piece shows the ship... Click for details

A Richly Colored and Textured Sakiori Obi

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1950: item #745554

ca. early to mid Twentieth century 106" x 5 1/2", 270 cm x 14 cm This sakiori obi is dense, beautifully colored and nicely textured. The rags which comprise the weft are of good color and are well-woven. The warp is striated with color: the grey, black and orange cotton warp fibers lend color interest to this very good obi. Obi such as this were most likely produced in the second quarter of the Twentieth century. This one has survived in near-perfect condition and is a very fine example o... Click for details

A Book of 96 Colored Silk Samples: Muted Colors

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1940: item #745553

ca. 1920's 5 1/2" x 11" x 1", 15 cm x 28 cm x 2.5 cm This sample book shows 96 different silk color swatches on 9 pages: the colors in this book can be thought to be highly sophisticated in that most of them are muted, dense and dull, but not dull in the boring sense, but in the spectral sense. The colors are a joy to look at for this reason: most of the colors are quizzical: is it green or is it grey or is it grey-green-khaki? Very unusual and for those who enjoy color, this is a very refin... Click for details

Japanese Vintage Textile Kasuri Futon Cover

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1930: item #745505

This is cotton kasuri ( warp and weft ) futon cover dyed with indigo. Nice crane and geometric pattern. It has a few mending patches but in good condition as a whole. Taisho or Early Showa era ( 1920s~1930s ). 128cm x 150cm 50.4" x 59.1"