Futon Cover
1880-1910 (made)
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The futon is the traditional form of bedding in Japan and consists of a cotton mattress and cover, both stuffed with raw cotton. The cover is characteristically patterned with auspicious motifs, the cranes and pine trees used here both being popular symbols of longevity. This design has been produced using a stencil resist-dyed method known as katazome. Rice paste was applied through the stencil to cloth stretched out on a long board. The stencil was then removed and placed on the next section of cloth and the process repeated. When the cloth was dyed the colour did not penetrate the areas protected by the paste.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Plain weave cotton with resist dyeing |
| Brief description | Resist dyed cotton futon cover, Japan, 1880-1910 |
| Physical description | Futon cover of plain weave cotton with a repeating resist-dyed pattern of pine trees and cranes. The cover is made of four loom widths stitched together. The design, which is executed on a large-scale, is in indigo blue, grey and brown and was created using both stencils (katazome) and free-hand (tsutsugaki) application of the resist paste. |
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| Summary | The futon is the traditional form of bedding in Japan and consists of a cotton mattress and cover, both stuffed with raw cotton. The cover is characteristically patterned with auspicious motifs, the cranes and pine trees used here both being popular symbols of longevity. This design has been produced using a stencil resist-dyed method known as katazome. Rice paste was applied through the stencil to cloth stretched out on a long board. The stencil was then removed and placed on the next section of cloth and the process repeated. When the cloth was dyed the colour did not penetrate the areas protected by the paste. |
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| Accession number | FE.113-1997 |
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| Record created | February 28, 2006 |
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