Vtg Japanese Indigo Shima Stripe Cotton Textile Fabric Hand Woven 40” W x 56"

Description

Vtg Japanese Indigo Shima Stripe Cotton Textile Fabric Hand Woven 40” W x 56"
Antique,
t
raditional Japanese striped ikat known as shima, dating back to early 1900's.
Artisan made of n
atural botanical indigo dyed
hand
loomed
cotton.
It is a medium weight fabric
c
onsisting of
13 - 3” wide verticle panels, hand stitched together to make one piece measuring
40” wide x 56” long.
I
n excellent condition, t
his high quality cotton fabric was treasured by the peasant class and reused over and over again in clothing and domestic textiles.
It is an excellent
example of Japanese traditional boro utilitarian,
folk textiles of the early 20th century.
_gsrx_vers_1326 (GS 8.4.1 (1326))