4797 Scene from Tale of Genji, vintage japanese cotton, deadstock kimono fabric panel, piece ,indigo

Vintage Japanese Textiles:
Deadstock 1960's Cotton Kimono Fabric
Indigo Blue Dyed
Scenes from Genji Monogatari (Tale of Genji)
Heian Period Novel about Imperial Courtesan

13.75" / 34.9cm Wide

Catalog# 4797

US$10.00 per yard (.91m)

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This is a dyed dark indigo-blue cotton fabric with white designs of scenes from *Genji Monogatari (Tale of Genji), showing members of the Heian Period court at leisure. We are offering this fabric in minimum 13.75 inch X 1 yard (34.9cm X .91m) long pieces of medium weight deadstock cotton (new but unsold stock) estimated from the 1960's.

The fabric is still hard but will soften with washing. Must be hand-washed in cold water, separately, due to indigo-dyeing process used in making this. Originally intended for making a summer kimono (yukata).

*Background Cultural Notes:

Genji Monogatari (Tale of Genji) is an eleventh century Japanese classic, claimed by many as the first novel. Wikipedia.org, online encyclopedia, has the following entry:

The Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari) is a classic work of Japanese literature attributed to the Japanese noblewoman Murasaki Shikibu in the early eleventh century, around the peak of the Heian Period. It is sometimes called the world's first novel, the first modern novel, the first psychological novel or the first novel still to be considered a classic, though this issue is a matter of debate.... To see full article click here.

Above: Reverse Side Folded Over

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