These are two under horse saddles which are made of asa ( hemp ) cords and hand-knitted with macramé technique, and dyed with natural indigo. Some cords of the fringes are lost and it has a few rifts. Mid to late 19th century. The one top :118cm x 32cm The one under:140cm x 31cm　

This is an ornamental rope or a leash for a horse which is made of hand-spun cotton with stripe katazome ( stencil-dyeing ) pattern. It is stuffed with cotton. In good condition but has some stains. Mid to late 19th century. Diameter:6cm Length:2m70cm

This is a Rokushaku-kanban which was worn by a palanquin bearer ( kago-kaki ) for a high ranking samurai. Happi and this kind of kimono are called "kanban ( shop sign )" as they have kamon ( crest ) or yagō ( shop name ) which are katazome ( stencil dyeing ). Rokushaku-kanban has these long and angled sleeves. It is made of hand-spun cotton and dyed with natural indigo. It has thick texture...

This is a baby's kimono with shibori ( tie-dyeing ) which is made of rather thin cotton cloth. Generally in good condition, but it has some grayish stains and brownish ones in front. Mid 20th century. 66cm x 64cm

This is a sakiori obi which is hand-woven of shreds torn from old cloth for wefts and cotton threads for warps. In excellent condition. Mid 20th century. 15.5cm x 2m64cm

Very rare item. This is a boro han-juban ( under kimono ) made of hand-spun cotton cloth. It has hand-drawn sutra all over and also has many red stamps, which are probably the holy places where the pilgrim had visited. It has wear, rips, holes and mending patches. Late 19th century. 126cm x 65.5cm

This is an old yosegire juban ( under kimono ) made of many kinds of recycled silk kimono fragments. Yosegire means cloth made of many pieces sewn together. It has many kinds of silk cloth such as tsumugi ( pongee silk ) with shibori, plain silk with stripe, tsumugi with itajime shibori ( board-clamp dyeing ) for upper body and wool muslin with katazome for the sleeves. All the cloths, besides the wool muslin are hand-woven and vegetable dyed. The last photo shows how to make board-clamp dyeing...

This is an old yosegire juban ( under kimono ) made of many kinds of recycled silk kimono fragments. Yosegire means cloth made of many pieces sewn together. It has many kinds of silk cloth such as plain weave silk with kata-yuzen, silk crepe with katazome and kata-yuzen, tsumugi ( pongee silk ) with katazome etc. All the cloth is hand-spun and dyed with vegetable dye such as safflower, natural indigo, shikon ( the root of the purple grass ) and so on...

This is a boro noragi made of indigo dyed cotton cloth. It has fine sashiko ( stitches ) and mending patches. Early to mid 20th century. 130cm x 93cm

This is a scroll made of fukusa ( gift cover ) which is hand-woven tsuzure-ori ( tapestry weave ) silk cloth. Fukusa was used to cover a gift in old days. This fukusa has an auspicious motif of "Jurojin" who is one of the Seven Gods of Fortune and a symbol of longevity. The scroll also has beautiful silk brocade pieces for mounting. In good condition except for some threads are lost in the turtle's head and the foot behind, and also patina in the light blue ground of the fukusa...

This is a well-bucket for a draw-well which is made of wood and coated with lacquer. It has an iron ring for hanging. In excellent condition. 20th century. Diameter of the top:26.5cm Diameter of the bottom:20cm Height:22cm

This is a cotton kimono with shibori ( tie-dyeing ) which is made of hand-spun cotton and dyed with indigo. In excellent condition. Late 19th to mid 20th century. 126cm x 135cm