Gorgeous tsutsugaki Futon Cover. Meiji Period, circa 1870, 153x126cm. In tsutsugaki technique, to create a pattern in several colors of indigo bottom, after the drawing action are firstly applied the secondary colours, they need to made dry, then the primary colours may be stacked, and these too have to wait until dry. Finally, the so-coloured areas are covered by a thick layer of rice pasta and the fabric immersed in a tub with the indigo dye. The dark blue shades can take up to thirty baths in colour, and it should be noted how after each bath the indigo should be oxidized, and then several hours have to be spent between a bath and the other. All this makes us understand which skills out of the ordinary is required to get excellent results like this, depicting a falcon in flight among flowering peonies and with mountains in the background: not only the design but also for the quality of the colours and their shades nuanced. There will be many other tsutsugaki futon cover, but this piece is exceptionally unique and genuine art piece. For the Mr. Connoisseur...