Bashofu cloth swatch box

Name/Title

Bashofu cloth swatch box

Entry/Object ID

2020.86

Description

Wooden box of cloth bashofu (banana tree fiber) samples, which include a range of weaving, resist-dye and stencil painted dye techniques. Samples attached to cardstock paper and stacked.

Use

Traditionally, these boxes of woven swatches would be available to customers interested in purchasing woven cloth. The customers could choose from the various patterns provided in the sample box to have a cloth custom woven.

Category

Cloth, Sample books

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown maker

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Japan

Continent

Asia

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

weaving

Search Terms

swatches, weaving--japan

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Box

Height

9.7 cm

Width

9.7 cm

Depth

5.6 cm

Dimension Description

Cards

Height

7.5 cm

Width

7.5 cm

Dimension Description

Woven samples vary in size.

Materials

Material Notes

Wooden box and bashofu (banana tree fiber).

Color

Brown, Blue, White, Tan, Black

Location

Room

Library