A Length of Beautifully Colored Zanshi Ori: Indigo Tones
58 1/2" x 12 1/2", 148.5 cm x 31.5 cm
Zanshi ori is cloth that is woven from threads either leftover from home production of yarn making, or from broken threads that were purchased from local commercial weavers. Usually the warp is regulated and the weft is fed with these random threads producing an irregular horizontal 'striping'; if home threads are used, knotted slubs can often be seen.
This is a particularly good looking length of zanshi ori, notable for its soft tones of indigo color and its fine design. It is regrettable that its rich, warm blue tones cannot be captured by photography because in real life the colors are a true, pure blue.
The texture of the hand woven cloth is beautiful and the randomly fed weft pattern is attractive, as is obvious.
Please note one "L"-shaped mend to the piece which is shown on the lead photo on this post.
Simply beautiful to look at and to admire.
Recommended.
