Length
1850-1900 (made)
| Place of origin |
Short length of bast fibre (asa) woven with selectively pre-dyed yarns (kasuri), The warp yarns have been hand-tied, while the wefts have been board-clamped (itajime) before being dipped in the indigo dye bath. The pattern is of umbrellas and blossoms with hatched design. The fabric may have been used for a summer kimono.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Resist dyed bast fibre |
| Brief description | Lenth of bast fibre (asa) woven with selectively pre-dyed yarns (kasuri), Shiga Prefecture, Japan, 1850-1900 |
| Physical description | Short length of bast fibre (asa) woven with selectively pre-dyed yarns (kasuri), The warp yarns have been hand-tied, while the wefts have been board-clamped (itajime) before being dipped in the indigo dye bath. The pattern is of umbrellas and blossoms with hatched design. The fabric may have been used for a summer kimono. |
| Dimensions |
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| Production | Shiga Prefecture, Japan |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.106-1957 |
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| Record created | February 12, 2000 |
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