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A Good Sashiko Furoshiki browse these categories for related items... Directory: Antiques:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese:Textiles: Pre 1920: Item # 412672
Sri Textiles 18 Eckford Street, 2A Brooklyn, NY 11222 tel 718-599-2559 Guest Book sold |
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| Meiji or Early Taisho Era, c. 1910-1915, 52"/ 132 cm x 52"/ 132 cm, The home spun, hand loomed cotton of this furoshiki is particularly fine for its heavy hand and tight weave. The very deep indigo blue is beautifully moody and, for its age, quite even in tone. This very nice piece is in fine condition and shows two corners stitched with the 'kiku' or chrysanthemum pattern. In one corner is the circular 'mon', or family crest--in this case 'tomoe'--and in the other corner is a simplified, auspicious 'noshi' or bundled strips of dried abalone very often featured in household textiles, many of which were gifts at weddings. Noshi is a homophone to the Japanese word for 'prolong' and was often used to symbolize a prolonged happiness in marriage. As with most used furoshikis, this center of this piece is stretched from use, therefore it does not lay perfectly on a flat surface: it has a kind of 'bubble' center from having been host to any number of household goods over time. A good example of an indigo, sashiko-stitched furoshiki. | ||||||||
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