Antique Japanese 19th Century Textile Kamon & Arabesque - Tsutsugaki 53"x52" Mizuya causing the shade to turn

causing the shade to turn slowly and casting softly animated light through the fabric panels

The construction follows standard hon-shitate (本仕立て) kimono tailoring

The simple split-fork design and rounded finial reflect the restrained modern elegance favored in pre-war Japan

Cards are arranged in full sets as shown

A finely executed mid-Shōwa period color woodblock reproduction of one of Hiroshige’s most celebrated landscape designs

Antique Japanese 19th Century Textile Kamon & Arabesque - Tsutsugaki 53"x52" Mizuya causing the shade to turnThis exquisite piece of antique 100+ year old Japanese hand woven cotton features traditional designs created using the traditional tsutsugaki dyeing technique. Tsutsugaki involves hand drawing patterns with a resist paste, resulting in intricate and vivid designs. The Kamon or family crest shown is the Kashiwa mon. Symbolizing the oak Leaf this mon represented prosperity and continuity since the leaf persist until near buds form. One of the ten most