Kasuri textile

Textile

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Front

Front

Name/Title

Kasuri textile

Entry/Object ID

2023.2.2

Description

Long Japanese textile with cross-hatch pattern, a variation of the igeta pattern. Patterns created by the kasuri resist-dye technique. Yarns dyed in the pattern before weaving.

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

35.5 cm

Length

224 cm

Material

Likely Cotton

Color

Indigo

Location

Box

Box 15

Room

Storage Unit

Research Notes

Notes

Reference: "A collector's guide to Japanese textiles : Japanese indigo" by John Marshall, pp. 20