#1924 Two work aprons, maekake, cotton, tsutsugaki, large kanji, 25"L

#1924 Two work aprons, large kanji, 25"L . . . $75/pair

Four pieces vintage kasuri fabric, handwoven blue and white cotton, dark blue indigo medallions, Japanese antique mingei handicraft, hand dyed

#1506 Five pieces kasuri fabric, handwoven, deep blue cotton. . . $95

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Purple silk fukusa, gift wrapping cloth, detailed embroidery, court lady, colorful kimono, 2 lords in fine robes, antique Japanese textiles L.A.

#1451 Silk fukusa, court scene, 25"w . . . $290

#1946 Multi-colored, richly detailed silk kimono, with a bold pattern of small, finely detailed, ornate textile storage boxes on black, C.1960

#1946 Multi-colored kata-yuzen silk kimono, 60"h . . . $240

#1945 Shibori yukata kimono, dark indigo blossoms, lightweight cotton, excellent condition, C.1960

#1945 Shibori yukata kimono, 57"h . . . $220

#1515 Large furoshiki with very large, bold design of an auspicious bundle of seaweed and blossoms, white on a deep indigo blue background.

#1515 Large tsutsugaki furoshiki, 54"h . . . $225

indigo shibori dyed antique country kimono shibori flowers and kusuri striped mingei fabric, Japanese interior design Los Angeles

#1447 Old country kimono, shibori flowers,46"h . . . $250

#1520 Deep blue shibori dyed cotton obi; beautiful pattern river of sticks, rafts, and puffballs flowing down the center.

#1520 Shibori indigo cotton obi, 26'5"L . . . $190

#4202 Long festival banner, old folks, 24'L . . . $150

#1503 Large antique futon cover, indigo stencil dyed, stork and turtle design, small boro patches, 38"w x 60"h, C.1910 Japanese antiques in LA

#1503 Large katazome futon cover, 60"h . . . $390

Heavy dark indigo festival kimono; large paste resist dyed (tsutsugaki) hawk, pine, large three leaf mon, antique mingei fabrics Los Angeles

#1445 Old hawk kimono, large family crest,72"h . . . $490

#4202 Very long, colorful Boys Day festival banner (nobori), portraying the old couple Jo and Uba, representing longevity and marital harmony.

Formal silk kimono, purple, brown, colorful stream, pines, plum, bamboo, storks, mons, paste resist, kata-yuzen, handpainting, embroidery

#1443 Wedding kimono, very colorful, dyed and embroidery, 64"h . . $600

#1943 Large shibori noren, door curtain, two panels with a design of two very large, bold, detailed circular shibori blossoms, cosmic mandala

#1943 Large shibori noren, 58"h . . $190

Fabrics

Antique and vintage Japanese fabrics encompass a wide variety of sewing, weaving, and dying techniques:

Tsutsugaki (tube-drawing) textiles are produced using a frosting tube type applicator to apply a rice paste resist before dyeing, which is washed away after.

Shibori is an old Japanese technique of resist dyeing, like tie dyeing.

Katazome dyeing uses a cut-out paper stencil to apply a paste resist to the fabric.

Kata-yuzen is the most refined traditional form of Japanese fabric dying. It utilizes very detailed cut-out paper stencils to apply the dyes directly to the silk fabric.

Kasuri textiles are produced using a wide variety of techniques to resist dye the threads before weaving. The resulting patterns are known for their soft, blurry, or brushed effects.

The result: history and culture wrapped up in bold, colorful designs.

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