A Beautifully Patched Rustic Zokin: Traditional Dust Rag
$25.00 USD
early to mid twentieth century
14 1/2" x 13 1/2", 37 cm x 34.25 cm
A zokin is a traditional Japanese dust cloth or cleaning rag; it is usually made from old pieces of cloth and it is usually layered and stitched for durability.
Along with diapers, zokin are among the traditional household textiles that represent the end of the line where the repurposing or recycling of cloth is concerned.
This pieced boro zokin is a few layers thick and is made from attractive, hand loomed cotton cloth. It is sashiko stitched in a grid pattern: the white stitches over the boldly patched cotton base is beautiful.
A wonderful boro zokin with a very good old cotton cloth.
