Antique Japanese 19th Century Textile - Katazome Indigo 38"x62" #111 Obi A beautiful example of samurai

A beautiful example of samurai craftsmanship

This is an antique Japanese Kago basket all handwoven

used to store the folded silk kimono that represented significant family wealth and were passed between generations

16" in diameter by 2" tall (41 x 5 cm)

This is a Vintage Japanese coffee table done in a Chinese style

Antique Japanese 19th Century Textile - Katazome Indigo 38"x62" #111 Obi A beautiful example of samuraiThis exquisite piece of 100+ year old antique Japanese hand woven cotton fabric features a stencil dyed cotton multi 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