Antique Japanese 19th Century Textile - Kasuri Indigo 62"x63" Kiku #45 Ainu Crafted with care and precision

Crafted with care and precision

A male figure in formal court or Noh dress occupies a third panel

Length= 2"

after which demand for chonmage wigs shifted primarily to the kabuki theater world and its associated wig-makers

Antique Japanese 19th Century Textile - Kasuri Indigo 62"x63" Kiku #45 Ainu Crafted with care and precisionThis 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