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

A beautiful example of samurai craftsmanship

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

This exquisite piece of antique 100+ year old Japanese hand woven hand cotton features a design a mon (family crest)

25" &amp 4

It has a bright tone with a full 13 second sustain

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