Katazome Futonji

A panel from an antique katazome  futon cover (futonji).   Single-sided, handwoven, measuring 35cm x 178cm  This is a busy , swirling chrysanthemum and karagusa  (Chinese grass) design with a slightly paisley/middle-eastern feel.   Katazome ('stencil dyeing')  is created by  stencilling a rice paste resist before dyeing with indigo. The pinky colour is stencilled on afterwards. This piece is in  very good condition with no holes,  marks or patches.  There is a little bit of irregularity in the fading. The degree of overall fading can be seen by comparing the dark shade of indigo in the seams.  Late 19th - early 20th century. 

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