7376:1960s Japanese Kasuri (E-Gasuri) Deadstock Cotton Fabric 50in.Piece

Vintage Japanese Textiles:
1970s Deadstock Japanese Cotton Fabric
Japanese Kimono Kasuri (Ikat)
E-Gasuri (Picture Kasuri) Type
(Flowers)
Width: 13.5 inches / 34.29 cm
Length: 50 inches / 127 cm
Catalog# 7376:
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Fabric Description: Deadstock, never used, Japanese vintage Kasuri (ikat) cotton fabric from the 1960s; fabric is thin/translucent with background color of indigo-black with figures/designs in pale blue and light blue-gray with some flowers in burgundy and pink; this is of the type called E-Gasuri (lit. picture-kasuri) because the kasuri is dyed-woven with images, in this case, of flowers and stems/leaves; (please see close-ups).
Condition: Excellent; Still firm, the fabric softens with multiple washes. (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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