Panel
1800-1900 (made)
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This length of fabric probably formed part of a bedding cover (futonji). It is patterned using a method called kasuri, in which sections of yarn are selectively dyed prior to weaving. A geometric design of a well alternates with a pictorial one of shrimp and bundles of dried abolone strips, or noshi. These latter motifs are auspicious ones, bestowing good fortune on those who slept under the cover. The curve of the shell-fish resembles the hunched back of an elderly person and thus symbolises long-life. The noshi motif derives from a play on words; a homophone of noshi means 'extend' and thus dried abalone strips symbolise extended good fortune, in this case a wish for a prolonged life.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Resist-dyed and woven cotton |
Brief description | Panel of resist-dyed cotton, Hirose, Shimane Prefecture, Japan, 1800-1900 |
Physical description | Egasuri ('picture kasuri') panel of bast fibre with a design of noshi, shrimp and a well reserved in white on indigo. |
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Production | Hirose, Shimane Prefecture, Japan |
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Summary | This length of fabric probably formed part of a bedding cover (futonji). It is patterned using a method called kasuri, in which sections of yarn are selectively dyed prior to weaving. A geometric design of a well alternates with a pictorial one of shrimp and bundles of dried abolone strips, or noshi. These latter motifs are auspicious ones, bestowing good fortune on those who slept under the cover. The curve of the shell-fish resembles the hunched back of an elderly person and thus symbolises long-life. The noshi motif derives from a play on words; a homophone of noshi means 'extend' and thus dried abalone strips symbolise extended good fortune, in this case a wish for a prolonged life. |
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Accession number | T.102-1957 |
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Record created | February 12, 2000 |
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