Antique Japanese 19th Century Textile - Tsutsugaki 35"x40" #88 Jar smoothed but with slight color

smoothed but with slight color variation

initially creating small objects such as samurai sword fittings and religious artifacts

75" Bottom = 20

a courtly ball game popular among aristocrats since the Heian period and revived among Edo elites

made of solid sugi wood (Japanese cedar)

Antique Japanese 19th Century Textile - Tsutsugaki 35"x40" #88 Jar smoothed but with slight colorThis exquisite piece of antique 100+ year old Japanese hand woven hand cotton features a design a mon (family crest), created using the traditional tsutsugaki dyeing technique. Tsutsugaki involves hand drawing patterns with a resist paste, resulting in intricate and vivid designs. This multi panel fabric rendered in multi color and indigo hues was once a furoshige (a kind of bag or wrapper). Perfect for collectors of Japanese textiles or those seeking