This a large swath of Japanese shibori cotton. Shibori is a Japanese term for several methods of dying cloth with a pattern by binding, stitching, folding, twisting, compressing, or capping. a simple yet striking example, created through a variation of Miura shibori, or looped binding, the pattern appears to dance across the garment.

Dimensions: 28 x 66"
Early to mid Showa period
Item: OR0012
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