7156: 1960s Japanese Kasuri (ikat) Deadstock Cotton Fabric 54in.Piece
Vintage Japanese Textiles:
Japanese Kimono Kasuri (Ikat)
1960s Deadstock Japanese Cotton Fabric
Width: 14 inches / 35.56 cm
Length: 54 inches / 137.16 cm
Catalog# 7156:
Fabric Description: Deadstock, never used, Japanese vintage Kasuri (ikat) cotton fabric from the 1960s.
Fabric Type: Kasuri (ikat), lightweight, slightly translucent, stiff; very dark indigo (almost black) background color fabric with rows of three double-concentric squares (2.5 inches/6.4cm square), and rows of 2 flower-like figures (each about 5 inches/12.7 cm wide); design colors are pale blue and gray-blue with small burgundy red accents in centers of the square; (Please see close-ups); same on both sides.
Condition: Excellent; Still slightly firm, the fabric softens with wash. (hand-wash separately, with lukewarm water-- see our FAQ Pages for cleaning tips.
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:
To see a YouTube.com video of the making of traditional indigo kasuri please click HERE . |
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