Antique Japanese 19th Century Textile - Kasuri Indigo 62"x63" Kiku #45 Ainu Length= 2"

Length= 2"

75" deep and 4

goban – first through fifth)

Crafted with care and precision

Larger examples such as this one were typically employed by brewers

Antique Japanese 19th Century Textile - Kasuri Indigo 62"x63" Kiku #45 Ainu Length= 2"This 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