Japanese Fukuro Obi

Japanese: Textiles Pre 1950: item #903917
AC-66

This mid-1900’s fukuro obi is decorated with traditional Japanese flowers and leaves in peach, purple and green tones with highlights of colored and gold embroidery. It is lined with a solid cream silk. Good condition with a few minor stains. Dimensions: 12 ½’ x 12”

Japanese Futon Cover

Japanese: Textiles Pre 1900: item #903912
AC-278

This late 1800’s 4 panel Tsutsugaki or futon cover is decorated with the auspicious plum, pine, bamboo, crane and turtle design using a paste resist dyeing technique. The border was added later. Very good condition with a few minor patches. Height: 73” Width: 51”

Japanese Maru Obi

Japanese: Textiles Pre 1950: item #903652
JA-284

This lovely mid-1900’s maru obi is decorated with a repeated design of fans, cranes and bamboo in three shades of purple. Very good condition. Dimensions: 12 1/2’ x 11”

Japanese Fukuro Obi

Japanese: Textiles Pre 1950: item #903185
JA-57

This mid-1900’s fukuro obi is decorated with traditional Japanese designs in muted autumn tones with gold thread highlights. It is lined with a contrasting silk decorated with peonies and butterflies. Good condition with a few minor stains. Dimensions: 10 1/2’ x 12”

Japanese Maru Obi

Japanese: Textiles Pre 1950: item #902824
JA-49

This mid-1900’s maru obi is decorated with bamboo, pine needles and chrysanthemums. It is done in muted green and bronze tones. Good condition. Dimensions: 12 ¾’ x 12”

Japanese Kogin Sashiko Embroidery Hemp Robe Coat Kimono

Japanese: Textiles: Kimono Pre 1920: item #895789
6496

Approximately daiting to 19th century, this is a kimono coat from currently Aomori prefecture made of died hemp with traditinal stitch work of Kogin embroidery.

Kogin is a Japanese needlework technique that both strengthened a fabric used for everyday wear, and make fabrics thicker to provide warmth. This developed hundreds years ago i... Click for details

Japanese Yogi Futon Bed Cover, Sho-Chiku-Bai, Crest

Japanese: Textiles: Decorative Pre 1920: item #891898

Antique Japanese “Yogi” bed comforter, hand-spun cotton with "tsutsugaki" paste resist dye in aizome, Japanese indigo dye. The design is auspicious with Sho-Chiku-Bai (pine, bamboo, plums) in roundels; the shoulder and collar areas are accented with "kasuri" cloths. Excellent condition. Cotton wadding was taken out and cleaned. Approximately 55 1/2" wide x 74" long.

Japanese Yogi Futon Bed Cover, Katazome, Aizome

Japanese: Textiles: Decorative Pre 1920: item #891896

Antique Japanese “Yogi” bed comforter with a pattern of chrysanthemum and scrolling vine, dyed in Katazome stencil dye with rice paste resist (not wax) on cotton. Condition is excellent, cleaned after cotton wadding was taken out. Approx. 62" wide x 67" long.

Japanese Silk Embroidered Scroll with Landscape

Japanese: Textiles: Decorative Pre 1950: item #890689

Japanese landscape scroll, painted and embroidered silk, scene of rural mountain village, clouds floating over mountains in the background, village with many thatched roofed houses nestled in mountains and trees, a mill with a water wheel turns the water from a rocky stream, everything is executed in tiny embroidered knots, 6 characters at the bottom, this piece was displayed in the first trade show with Japan after WWII in Seattle in 1951. Size: 55" high x 25 1/2" wide.

Japanese Yogi, Kimono Shape Futon Cover, Phoenix

Japanese: Textiles: Decorative Pre 1920: item #889605

Antique Japanese “Yogi” cotton bed comforter with an auspicious design of a phoenix (ho-o) bird and paulownia tree. The design is hand drawn using the Tsutsugaki paste resist technique and aizome indigo dye (green in this case). Approximately 59" wide x 74 1/4" long.

The phoenix is a mythological bird known to appear during times of peace and prosperity. It symbolizes immortality, resurrection and life after... Click for details