Archive for the ‘KASURI ・ 絣’ Category
OMI JOFU KIMONO ・ 近江上布着物
Thursday, February 11th, 2010TAKETOMI ISLAND BASHO-FU
TESAJI ・ TENUGUI
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
HAND-KNOTED BASHO-FU
KASURI-RESISTED HANDSPUN COTTON
DYED WITH SAFFLOWER AND RYUKYU INDIGO
TAKETOMI-JIMA, OKINAWA, LATE 19C/EARLY 20C
SOLD

Te-saji hand towels of basho-fu were traditionally woven by young women in the Yaeyama archipelago of Okinawa and given to their suitors as a symbol of love and commitment.






GO-TENJO IKAT INDIAN SARASA CHINTZ
格天井縦横絣古渡りインド更紗
Sunday, July 26th, 2009
ECHIGO JOFU ・ 越後上布
Thursday, June 11th, 2009HAND-PLIED, HAND-WOVEN
CHOMA (RAMIE) BAST THREAD
NIIGATA PREFECTURE, MID 19C
private collection, Teramachi, Kyoto


























