Antique Japanese 19th Century Textile - Katazome Indigo 65"x65" Kiku #82 Ainu 1860's) Japanese Imari Vase

1860's) Japanese Imari Vase

Having been in storage for many decades

Known as 花王 (kaō) — the king of flowers — it appears across lacquer

Engraved with the sword smiths mei near the nakakgo hitsu ana

Height = 8" (20cm)

Antique Japanese 19th Century Textile - Katazome Indigo 65"x65" Kiku #82 Ainu 1860's) Japanese Imari VaseThis exquisite piece of 100+ year old antique Japanese hand woven cotton fabric features a stencil dyed cotton 5 panel fabric created using the traditional katazome dyeing technique. Katazome is a Japanese method of dyeing fabrics using a rice flour resist paste applied through a stencil carved from mulberry paper. This fabric, which was probably once used as a kakebuton (a kind of bed spread) showcases chrysanthemum floral patterns rendered in an