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19th C Japanese Stencil Dyed Futon Cover, Katazome browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese:Textiles: Pre 1900: item # 823725 Please refer to our stock # 12-167 when inquiring.
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Hand woven from medium weight “aizome” (indigo) dyed cotton, this unusually large “futongawa” or “futonji” folk textile was decorated using the traditional resist stencil-dyeing technique called "katazome." Meiji period, ca. 1880. This futon cover was made of six panels of hand spun cotton that were hand sewn together to make a large rectangle. This was the only way authentic old futon covers were made in Meiji Japan because loom widths were narrow, typically 12 to 14 inches. The ground colors are a soft indigo blue and white in repeating designs of petal-shaped medallions, some with kiku-mon chrysanthemum centers. The resist used was rice paste, not wax, and the light weight hand-carved stencils (“katagami”) were made of mulberry paper coated with persimmon tannin. After the paste dried, the fabric was dipped repeatedly into a natural indigo dye bath, until the desired blue color was achieved. There is a soft pinkish/brown color throughout the design, brushed on after the piece was pulled from the dye bath, which is attractive in enhancing the overall effect of the fabric. CONDITION is excellent considering age and usage. A small (3 inch or 7.6 cm) section on one seam needs to be re-stitched. There are no holes or patches. Given its larger size, this fabric can still be used as a bed cover even on a queen sized bed. DIMENSIONS: 76” (193 cm) x 66” (167.7 cm). |
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