Japanese

This is a striking indigo dyed cotton shibori yukata. The shibori technique that is demonstrated here is Ori-nui shibori. Here the ... read more

This is an antique Japanese boro farmer's workwear jacket called a noragi. The textile is made of hand spun cotton which has ... read more

Hikeshi-Banten, Late 1800s Japanese Sashiko-Sakiori Hanten Fireman's Jacket http://www.kimonoboy.com/catalog.html?category=boro-kimonos Called' > link Hikeshi-banten in Japanese, a fireman's jacket is a several fabric layered handmade garment fashioned from ... read more

Japanese "Furushiki" cotton cloth used for carrying small objects. Made from three strips of cloth hand stitched together. a "kamon" family crest ... read more

This is a stunning and beautifully constructed long shibori work coat, or nagagi, from the Tohoku region of Japan. This particular shibori ... read more

This is a Japanese cotton boy's kimono with elaborately dyed dots, and a brilliant red sea bream, or porgy. This child's kimono, ... read more

This is a large, heavily patched fragment of a Japanese boro futon cover. There are over sixty pieces of cloth on this ... read more

This a large swath of Japanese shibori cotton. Shibori is a Japanese term for several methods of dying cloth with a pattern ... read more

Japanese silk meisen kimono, stencil-printed weft threads woven with waves and seagulls design in red and pale blue, circa 1930, two small ... read more

Japanese cotton futon cover with phoenix design in tsutsugaki (rise paste resist dyeing, late 19th century, in indigo and colours 190 by 130 ... read more

This is a Japanese farmer's jacket made of indigo dyed hemp. What is striking about this jacket is that the garment was ... read more

This is a fabulous men's patchwork juban. This unique kimono is made from cotton tenugui or Japanese hand towels that were pieced ... read more

Resist dyed felt, Indigo dye Japan Late 19th/ early 20th Century

silk michiyuki coat, japan, taisho period.

Japanese woman's kimono style silk garment with Shibori Konoko style design, silk lining in Shibori (te-kumo). Early 20th century.

This is a striking shibori dyed han juban, which is often worn underneath a kimono. Shibori is a Japanese dying technique where ... read more

This is a gorgeous antique hand spun and handwoven Japanese cotton bag, that was once used to store urushi lacquer bowls. The ... read more

This is a Japanese indigo dyed cotton shibori kimono. a combination of shibori dying techniques are used to achieve this beautiful stream ... read more

a charming silk bag which has been hand embroidered with a fan, cherry blossom and bamboo motif. Likely used to present a ... read more

a furisode [wedding kimono] edo period, (early 19th CENTURY) Printed and embroidered with %Ishibori%i leaves and red embroidered plum blossom, with padded hem and long ... read more

This is an antique Japanese floor cushion, or zabuton. The zabuton is made of beautiful katazome dyed cotton and lined with hand ... read more

This is a boro sodenashi, or sleeveless jacket. This garment is part of a Japanese farmer's work wear and is well worn, ... read more

This is a unique Buddhist's pilgrim towel. This item accompanied a pilgrim on their journey to Shikoku island as they attempted to ... read more

Japanese indigo resist-dyed long cotton textile strip (almost 12 feet long by 13" wide)

Kasuri cotton ‘flaming’ panel, Japan, Meiji (circa 1880), cm 99x33. ‘kasuri’ is the Japanese term for what is commonly knows as ikat ... read more

‘Art Nouveau’ silk urushi Obi, Japan, Showa (circa 1940), cm 353x31. The ‘obi’ is a sash for traditional Japanese dresses, and a ... read more

Large Japanese book of French textile samples with title Façon Moderne published by a Japanese textile firm in 1926. The book ... read more

Phoenix feather and pawlonia indigo tsutsugaki panel, Japan, Meiji (circa 1890), cm 157x32. Striking panel of hand-drawn rice-paste resisted tsutsugaki indigo cotton, ... read more

‘Stone pavement’ silk Obi, Japan, Showa (circa 1940), cm 341x31. The ‘obi’ is a sash for traditional Japanese dresses, and a part ... read more