Japanese Vintage Boy's Zori

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1940: item #743737
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This is a pair of boy's zori whose soles are woven of rushes which is same material as tatami. In excellent condition. Early Showa era ( ca. 1930s~1940s ). 8.3cm x 18.5cm 3.3" x 7.3"

Japanese Vintage Textile Sekka Shibori Cotton Kimono

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1940: item #743733
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This is a child's cotton kimono ( yukata ) which is board-clamp-dyed. The technique is called "sekka shibori" , literal meaning of "sekka" is "snow flower". It has many light beige stains. Early Showa era ( ca. 1930s~1940s ). 132cm x 119cm 52.0" x 46.9"

A Large, Four Panel Indigo Dyed Noren: Bellflower Crest

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1940: item #743393

ca. early to mid Twentieth century 52" x 56", 132 cm x 142 cm The kikyo or bellflower family crest is the central image in this four-panel indigo-dyed cotton noren. The bellflower is a five-petal, indigo colored flower that blooms in August and is known in Japan as one of the 'seven plants of autumn.' This is a strking and simply designed noren, whose indigo blue is clear and very much a cobalt blue. The dominant crest, along with the family name, written in kanji on the proper right pane... Click for details

Japanese Vintage Mingei Textile Sakiori Obi Half Length

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1950: item #741953
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This is a beautiful mixed color sakiori obi which is hand woven of shreds torn from old silk kimonos. In excellent condition, but it is a half length of common obi. Early Showa era ( ca. 1930s~1950s ). 17cm x 150cm 6.7" x 59.1"

Japanese Mingei Textile Sakiori Obi Bright Color

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1940: item #740845
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This is a bright color sakiori obi woven of shreds torn from old kimonos. Material is not clear but probably mostly cotton and partly wool. In excellent condition except for two tiny moth eaten holes ( 1mm and 3mm ). 18.5cm x 3m16cm 7.3" x 10ft4" Early Showa era ( ca. 1930s~1940s )

Japanese Vintage Mingei Textile Silk Sakiori Obi

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1930: item #740232
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This is a nice silk sakiori obi. Sakiori is a fabric which is hand woven of shreds torn from old cloth such as kimono, furoshiki, futon cover and so on. This one is woven of shreds from white and black silk kimonos. It has nice brown and olive green color in the both ends. In excellent condition except for a brownish part in one side. Taisho or early Showa era ( 1920s~1930s ). 19.5cm x 2m68cm 7.7" x 8ft9"

Japanese Vintage Textile Boy's Silk Festive Kimono

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1930: item #739805
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This is a boy's kimono for a celebration. Fabric is tsumugi which is woven of hand spun and hand woven silk threads. It has an attractive design of a traditional "shobu-gawa", iris pattern which are tie dyed. This is a gorgeous custom ordered kimono. It has "se-mamori" which is ornamental stitches with red and white treads in the back for a charm against evils. In excellent condition. Taisho or early Showa era ( 1920s~1930s ). 83cm x 102cm 32.7" x 41.2"

Japanese Vintage Mingei Textile Boro Futon Cover

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1950: item #739577
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This is a beautiful boro futon cover made of many kinds of hand woven cotton cloth which are natural indigo dyed. In good condition. Early Showa era ( ca. 1930s~1940s ). 102cm x 190cm 40.2" x 74.8"

A Taiten Shibori Yukata: Indigo Dye

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1950: item #738892

ca. mid Twentieth century 54" x 54', 137 cm x 137 cm This is an indigo dyed cotton man's yukata, or unlined, informal 'lounging' kimono. It is dyed using the taiten shibori technique. The bolt of cotton cloth is squeezed and compressed compactly down its warp threads, pulled into a tight bundle. It is then placed in an indigo vat to be dyed. The result is an overall pattern of small blips of dark indigo, as can be seen in the detail photos here. This technique produces an allover dappling... Click for details

Japanese Vintage Textile Silk Tsumugi Kimono

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles Pre 1980: item #737587
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This is a warm color tsumugi kimono made of machine woven silk kimono fabric. In excellent condition. Mid or late Showa ( ca. 1960s~1980s ). 128cm x 161cm 50.4" x 63.4"