Antique Japanese Boro Textile

This antique Japanese bedding sheet is made up of five panels of indigo kasuri (ikat) cotton.

Available to buy here:

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Likely to have been made at home during the Meiji / Taisho era. It has been well looked after with a number of hand stitched boro* patches.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As can be seen, four of the five panels appear more grey than the fifth panel which is a light blue.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Large: 168cm x 158cm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Antique Japanese folk textile typical of the utilitarian indigo fabrics of the era.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Boro means scrap/rag of cloth and is also used to describe this category of collectible textile.

The principles of "yuyo no bi" (beauty of practicality) and "mottai nai" (no waste) are fundamental to these folk textiles.

 

 

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