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 Finely Woven Hemp or Ramie Furoshiki: Sashiko Stitched Detail
early twentieth century43" x 37 1/4", 109.25 cm x 94.5 cm... (more)
A Horn Bag or Tsunobukuro: Green Persimmon Dyed Bast Fiber
early twentieth century51" x 13", 129.5 cm x 33 cm This i... (more)