Kasuri
Kasuri is the Japanese term for what is commonly known as ikat weaving. The kasuri process involves yarns being tied before they are dyed. The areas where yarns are tied are "masked" and will resist dye. The way in which yarns are tied will determine the look of the finished patterns which will be woven into the cloth. Sometimes just the weft yarns are tied. Sometimes both the weft and warp yarns are tied, and this is called double kasuri--a technique which can yield designs that range from simplistic to marvelously complex and pictorial.
A Length of Indigo Dyed Hemp or Ramie Kasuri: Omi Jofu
late nineteenth century47" x 13", 119.25 cm x 33 cmOmi jo... (more)
A Length of Kasuri Dyed Cotton: Re-purposed Garment
early twentieth century59" x 13", 150 cm x 33 cm This is ... (more)
A Length of Indigo Dyed Weft Based Kasuri: Bamboo
early twentieth century59" x 13", 150 cm x 33 cm This is ... (more)
A Length of San'in Gasuri: Shrimp and Flowers
early twentieth century41 1/2" x 12 1/2", 105.5 cm x 31. ... (more)
An Elaborately Pictorial Length of Kasuri Cotton: Phoenixes and Paulownia
early twentieth century56 1/2" x 12 3/4", 143.5 cm x 32.5... (more)
A Length of Indigo Dyed Cotton Egasuri: Large Scale Abstract Patterns
early twentieth century54" x 13 1/2", 137 cm x 34 cm This... (more)
A Length of Patched, Soft Toned Kasuri Cotton: Nice Repairs
early twentieth century70" x 12 1/2", 178 cm x 31 cm This... (more)
A Fragment of Geometrically Imaged Kasuri: Indigo Dyed Cotton
early twentieth century18 1/4" x 13", 46.5 cm x 33 cm Thi... (more)
A Length of Patched Boro Kasuri Cotton: Grape Vines
early to mid twentieth century58" x 13 1/4", 147.5 cm x 3... (more)