Antique Japanese 19th Century Textile - Katazome Indigo 49" x 73" Kiku #81 Cloisonne and tranquility (jaku)

and tranquility (jaku)

one face decorated with a shaped cartouche enclosing a scholar's objects composition — a red-ground vase with floral decoration

This bowl measures 3" in diameter and stands 1 1/2" tall ( 7

Vintage Japanese silk kimono with kamon crest

Antique Japanese 19th Century Textile - Katazome Indigo 49" x 73" Kiku #81 Cloisonne and tranquility (jaku)This 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