Asa Textiles: Natural Bast Fiber
Asa is a general term used to refer to cloth woven from bast fiber such as ramie, hemp, linden, wisteria, nettle, kudzu, etc. Asa is akin to linen. We offer mainly hemp and ramie examples, often hand plied and hand woven, as they were the most common asa fibers woven in Japan.
A Rustic Hemp Steaming Cloth: Nuanced Centrally Placed Aura from Use
early twentieth century25" x 25", 63.5 cm x 63.5 cm This... (more)
A Length of Shinafu: Rare Linden Bark Fiber Mesh Cloth
early twentieth century72" x 14 1/4", 183 cm x 36 cm This... (more)
A Good Amount of Beautifully Woven Hemp Mesh: Green Blue
early twentieth century4 yards x 14", 3.65 m x 35.5 cm Th... (more)
A Bolt of Hemp Mosquito Netting: Rural North Eastern Japan
early twentieth century7 3/4 yards x 12", 7 m x 30.5 cm ... (more)