Kasuri textile

Textile

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BLUE: The TATTER Textile Library

Front

Front

Name/Title

Kasuri textile

Entry/Object ID

2023.2.26

Description

Roll of textile with red stripes and white geometric designs created by kasuri technique. A few stitches are on both sides to secure the roll.

Collection

Dorothy "Ann" Helm Collection

Category

Cloth

Acquisition

Accession

2023.2

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Japan

Continent

Asia

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

cloth, resist dyeing

Dimensions

Width

37 cm

Material

Wool

Color

Indigo, Red

Location

Box

Box 15

Room

Storage Unit

Interpretative Labels

Label

Attached paper tag reads: 高級別誂, 純毛, 検査証, 品質表示, 毛100%, meaning "High-end special order, Pure wool, Inspection certificate, Quality indication, Wool 100%." Another attached paper tag on opposite side reads: ひすい, ウール, meaning "Jade, Wool."

Research Notes

Notes

Marshall, John. "A collector's guide to Japanese textiles : Japanese indigo." pp.16