Length of Cotton
1870-1970 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Bedding cover (futonji made of hand spun plain weave cotton and consisting of four loom widths seamed together vertically. The seams are sewn with blue cotton.
The design in blue, black and white consists of stylised paulownia motifs against a scrolling ground. The paste resist and stencil method was used to produce the pattern, the cloth probably being immersed in the dye vat to obtain the blue colour, while the black may have been brushed on.
The design in blue, black and white consists of stylised paulownia motifs against a scrolling ground. The paste resist and stencil method was used to produce the pattern, the cloth probably being immersed in the dye vat to obtain the blue colour, while the black may have been brushed on.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Plain weave cotton with stencilled paste-resist decoration |
| Brief description | Futonji, blue and white plain weave cotton with stencilled paste-resist decoration, Japan, 1870-1970 |
| Physical description | Bedding cover (futonji made of hand spun plain weave cotton and consisting of four loom widths seamed together vertically. The seams are sewn with blue cotton. The design in blue, black and white consists of stylised paulownia motifs against a scrolling ground. The paste resist and stencil method was used to produce the pattern, the cloth probably being immersed in the dye vat to obtain the blue colour, while the black may have been brushed on. |
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| Object history | Purchased. Registered File number 1984/2319. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Jackson, Anna, Japanese Country Textiles, London: V&A Publications, 1997, page 88, fig. 58 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FE.11-1985 |
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| Record created | February 12, 2000 |
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