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Shibori

Shibori is a general term which encompasses a wide range of shape-resist dyeing techniques including tie-and-dye, binding, stitching, pleating and clamping, etc. in which fabric resists dye and creates surface patterns, some extremely intricate and innovative.

A Baby's Shibori Kimono: Sekka Itajime

ca. mid twentieth century
21" x 25", 53 cm x 44 cm

This is a very small shibori yukata,... (more)



Shirokage Shibori: Diamond Pattern, 5 Yards

ca. late Nineteenth century
5 yards x 12 3/4", 4.5 meters x 32 cm

On beautifully hand spun... (more)



A Cotton Shibori Yukata: Vase Forms

ca. mid Twentieth century
56 1/2" x 48", 144 cm x 122 cm

This shibori cotton yukata is... (more)



An Indigo Dyed Diaper: Itajime Shibori

ca. mid-to-late Twentieth century
26" x 14", 66 cm x 36 cm

This sewn loop of cotton fabric is... (more)



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A 'Chidori' Shibori Yukata

ca. mid Twentieth century
53" x 45", 134 cm x 114.5 cm

This is a cotton yukata dyed using... (more)



A Beautiful Two-Process Boro Fragment: Shibori over Katazome

ca. late Nineteenth, early Twentieth century
53" x 13", 134.5 cm x 33 cm

Highly unusual and... (more)



A Sekka Itajime Shibori Han Juban

ca. mid-to-late Twentieth century
25" x 47", 63 cm x 120 cm

This is a han juban, or 'half... (more)



A Sekka Itajime Shibori Yukata: Beautiful and Wearable

ca. mid Twentieth century
52" x 49", 132 cm x 124.5 cm

A dazzling piece of indigo dyed... (more)



A Silk Man's Juban: Mokume Shibori

ca. mid Twentieth century
53 1/2" x 50", 136 cm x 127 cm

This is a man's silk undergarment,... (more)



A Very Fine 'tatsumaki arashi' Shibori Cotton Yukata

Meiji Era, c. 1900
55" x 46" / 140 cm x 117 cm
This tatsumaki arashi, or diagonal diamond net... (more)



Shibori Crabs: Amagi, Kyushu

ca. late Nineteenth, early Twentieth century
52" x 47 1/2", 132 cm x 121 cm

What fun. This... (more)



Shirokage Shibori: Tatewaku, 5 Yards

ca. late Nineteenth century
5 yards x 12 3/4", 4.5 meters x 32 cm

Beautifully realized... (more)



Unusual Mokume and Shirokage Shibori Patched Han Juban

ca. 1900
24" x 26"/ 61 cm x 66 cm

This is a jewel of a piece. The han juban is woven of a... (more)



A Gorgeous Shibori Yukata: Meiji Era

ca. 1890
54" x 46", 137 cm x 117 cm

This is a stunning example of Meiji Era (1868-1912)... (more)



A Meiji/Taisho Shibori Yukata: Diagonal Tatewaku

late Nineteenth, early Twentieth century
55" x 47", 140 cm x 119.5 cm

An impressive... (more)



An Itajime Shibori Diaper: Windowpane

ca. mid Twentieth century
25 1/2" x 13 1/2", 65 cm x 35 cm

This is a gauzy cotton cloth which... (more)



Sekka Itajime Shibori Wearable Sarong

ca. mid Twentieth century
35 1/4" x 45 1/2", 92 cm x 115.5 cm

Although intended as a kind of... (more)



A Meiji Era Indigo Shibori Cotton Yukata

ca. late 19th/ eary 20th century
52" x 48", 132 cm x 122 cm

This is a beautiful garment.... (more)



An Excellent 'shirokage' Shibori Cotton Yukata

Meiji Era, c. 1900
52" x 51 1/2" / 132 cm x 131 cm
This shirokage or 'white shadow' cotton... (more)



A Cotton Shibori Infant Kimono: Patched Interior

ca. mid Twentieth century
22 1/2" x  24", 57 cm x 61 cm

This very small kimono is made of... (more)




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