A Full Bolt of Indigo Dyed Cotton Shibori: Triangles and Flowers
$195.00 USD
mid twentieth century
11 yards x 13 1/2", 10 m x 34 cm
This is a bolt of unused shibori dyed cotton cloth, presumably dyed in Arimatsu/Narumi, an important shibori production center of Japan.
The bolt or tanmono was intended for use as a yukata, an unlined summer kimono.
The tie dyed pattern shown here is based on a centrally placed arrangement of long, narrow triangles each of which contains a shibori dyed flower. The background of small tied dots has a spiderweb effect.
The cotton is machine loomed and the indigo does not seem botanical which is the case of most shibori from this age and produced for mass-consumption.
Vintage bolts such as this one are not easy to find these days, so this one is extra covetable for that reason.
Recommended.
