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A Katazome Dyed Horse Trapping: Bengara or Iron Oxide browse these categories for related items... Directory: Vintage Arts:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese:Textiles: Pre 1940: Item # 731639
Sri Textiles 18 Eckford Street, 2A Brooklyn, NY 11222 tel 718-599-2559 Guest Book $95.00 |
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| ca. early-to-mid Twentieth century 54" x 12 1/2", 137 cm x 32 cm This is a wonderful, hand woven length of cotton dyed in bengara, or iron oxide dye: bengara is a distinctive brick-red color that is used as a dyestuff and is also used to color wall 'plaster' in Japan: the exterior walls of the famous Ichiriki teahouse in Kyoto, for example, are of bengara plaster. Bengara is Japanese adaptation of the word 'Bengal', referring to the Indian place name. The horse lead here appears to be a section from a larger piece as horse leads are ofter meters long. The two short sides are finished and the diagonal striping, done in the katazome or stencil resist dye technique are beautifully rustic. There is wear to the piece both in terms of lateral folding (typical of horse leads) and some smudging to the bengara dye, also typical of rustic, utilitarian fabrics. | |||||||||
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