Authentic Japanese Vintage Indigo Aizome Dyed Cotton Textile Katazome Crest
$ 21.39
Description
Authentic Japanese Vintage Indigo Aizome Dyed Cotton Textile Katazome Crest. This was likely part of a Noren or a futon cover. Color: Indigo with natural fading and authentic age marks. Rare antique Japanese Boro textile with authentic character. A storied textile that carries resilience, history, and beauty. Authentic Antique Japanese Indigo Katazome Boro Textile Fabric 36" x 13" Description:This authentic vintage Japanese indigo-dyed fabric is . Perfect as the foundation for a scarf, garment panel, or patchwork project, it carries the visible character and quiet beauty of timeworn cloth. there is a fabulous mending opportunity at the end of this cloth, which should excite anyone working in the craft of boro. The katazome mark is a crest, well, part of one anyway, and it is made using a rice paste resist, then dipping the piece into the indigo vat as many times as needed to achieve the correct shade of blue. This collectible piece is looking for a new home, and there are some opportunities to add your own mending work to it so that it become your own, so that it evolves as boro should, through the organic mending of worn areas that occur naturally over time. This was likely part of a Noren or a futon cover. I's a gorgeous shade of blue, faded ever so slightly over a portion of it, adding depth. ✨ Details: Material: 100% Cotton Color: Indigo with natural fading and authentic age marks Size: 36" x 13" Origin: Japan, early–mid 20th century Condition: Vintage wear consistent with age; hand-washed and ready to use From a nonsmoking home 🌈 Color Note:Every screen shows color a little differently. I photograph in natural light to capture the fabric as accurately as possible, but expect gentle variations—part of the beauty of working with textiles. 💙 Why You’ll Love This Piece: Rare antique Japanese Boro textile with authentic character Long enough to use as a scarf or ample garment panel Perfect for patchwork, visible mending, sashiko, or display A storied textile that carries resilience, history, and beauty 9
