Shop Door Curtain
1870-1970 (Made)
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Door curtain (noren) of indigo blue cotton made from three sewn-together loom widths, which are left partly unsewn to allow a passage through the doorway.
The cotton is turned over at the top and the bottom to make a narrow hem.
In the centre, reserved in white, is a crest (mon) depicting a tachibana (flower) in an arch. At the bottom left are two characters which read 'Ikoma', a surname. The design seems to be executed in tube-work resist (tsutsugaki) and/or stencil resist.
The cotton is turned over at the top and the bottom to make a narrow hem.
In the centre, reserved in white, is a crest (mon) depicting a tachibana (flower) in an arch. At the bottom left are two characters which read 'Ikoma', a surname. The design seems to be executed in tube-work resist (tsutsugaki) and/or stencil resist.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton, indigo blue, painted in tubework resist (tsutsugaki) and/or stencil resist. |
| Brief description | Door curtain (noren), woven blue cotton with resist dyed crest, Japan, 1870-1970 |
| Physical description | Door curtain (noren) of indigo blue cotton made from three sewn-together loom widths, which are left partly unsewn to allow a passage through the doorway. The cotton is turned over at the top and the bottom to make a narrow hem. In the centre, reserved in white, is a crest (mon) depicting a tachibana (flower) in an arch. At the bottom left are two characters which read 'Ikoma', a surname. The design seems to be executed in tube-work resist (tsutsugaki) and/or stencil resist. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | ('Ikoma' is a surname)
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| Object history | Purchased. Registered File number: 1981/1804. |
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| Accession number | FE.50-1982 |
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| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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