A Length of Indigo Dyed Katazome Cotton: Fractured Karakusa
$90.00 USD
early twentieth century
75 1/2" x 13", 191 cm x 33 cm
This is a length of indigo dyed katazome cotton whose arabesque design is referred to as karakusa in Japanese.
The kind of endlessly repeating pattern is a popular one in Japan and, that said, there are countless variations on this design, some of them quite elaborate and some of them straightforward as this one is.
By looking carefully the repeat can be noticed because there is a bit of a break in the continued design.
The color of the length is a deep, rich, indigo blue.
