Antique Japanese 19th Century Textile - Katazome Indigo 65"x65" Kiku #82 Ainu Engraved with the sword smiths

Engraved with the sword smiths mei near the nakakgo hitsu ana

This type of saw required an especially powerful kobiki-shokunin (sawyer) as seen in the 1830's Hokusai woodblock print in the last picture (not included)

1860's) Japanese Imari Vase

The cups measure approximately 5" tall and 5" in diameter

Antique Japanese 19th Century Textile - Katazome Indigo 65"x65" Kiku #82 Ainu Engraved with the sword smithsThis exquisite piece of 100+ year old antique Japanese hand woven cotton fabric features a stencil dyed cotton 5 panel fabric created using the traditional katazome dyeing technique. Katazome is a Japanese method of dyeing fabrics using a rice flour resist paste applied through a stencil carved from mulberry paper. This fabric, which was probably once used as a kakebuton (a kind of bed spread) showcases chrysanthemum floral patterns rendered in an