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7247: Deadstock 1930s-50s Japanese Kasuri (ikat) Cotton Fabric 55in. Piece

Vintage Japanese Textiles:

Japanese Kimono Kasuri (Ikat)

1930s-1950s Deadstock Japanese Cotton Fabric

Width: 13.5 inches / 34.29 cm
Length: 55 inches / 139.8 cm

Catalog# 7247

US$20.00 per piece

Fabric History/Pedigree: 1930s-1950s kasuri ikat cotton pieces.

Fabric Description: Deadstock never used, Japanese vintage kasuri (ikat) cotton fabric;

Fabric Type: Kasuri (ikat), Lightweight, still firm, and slightly translucent; dark indigo blue(almost black) dyed background, motifs in pale blue and light gray-blue; This is a fairly common ikat pattern, with a symmetrical diagonal grid, with large-scale elements and spacing; larger light-blue elements are 1.5 inches X 1 inch ( 38.1mm X 2.54cm) , the diagonal strokes are 2.5inches X .25 inch (6.4cm X 6.35mm), see closeups; all designs are in fuzzy-edged fashion; same on both sides.

Colors: Please use our text color descriptions to complement your sense of the fabric due to differences in contrast and color on different devices.

Condition: Excellent (Still hard, softens with washing -- requires special washing instructions -- let us know if you need them.)

Notes:

This is an unused Japanese country vintage fabric called kasuri (also called ikat in Southeast Asia; ) ; Kasuri is a labor-intensive process where patterns are made by pre-dyed paste resistance and varying techniques used to create the sorts of patterns seen here. Because of the methods used, authentic kasuri is usually highly expensive. More info on kasuri below:

Cultural Notes on Kasuri(ikat):

**Wikipedia.org, on-line encyclopedia, defines Kasuri as:**

...a Japanese word for fabric that has been woven with fibers dyed specifically to create patterns and images in the fabric. It is an ikat technique. Kasuri is weft ikat; the warp threads are solid color, and the weft thread is resist-tied in a specific pattern and dyed with indigo to form a picture when the cloth is woven. Japanese ikats are generally weft ikats or double ikats.

To see a YouTube.com video of the making of traditional indigo kasuri please click HERE .