Archive for the ‘BAST FIBER ・ 靭皮繊維’ 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.






KUDZU AND COTTON TWILL ・ 葛木綿綾織り
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010ARASHI SHIBORI ・ 有松麻嵐絞り
Sunday, October 18th, 2009BENIBANA SHIBORI ASA KIMONO ・ 紅花絞り麻着物
Sunday, September 20th, 2009AINU ATTUSH CEREMONIAL KIMONO
アイヌのアツシ(アットゥシ)式服
Tuesday, June 16th, 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
























