{"product_id":"a-length-of-beautifully-patterned-sakai-sarasa-indian-inspired-cotton-cloth","title":"A Length of Beautifully Patterned Sakai Sarasa: Indian Inspired Cotton Cloth","description":"\u003cp\u003emid nineteenth century\u003cbr\u003e32 3\/4\" x 13 7\/8\", 83 cm x 35 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an especially appealing length of stencil dyed, hand spun, hand woven cotton cloth that is meant to evoke the feeling of Indian trade cloth or\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003esarasa.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the Edo period,\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esarasa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas collected by connoisseurs of beauty in Japan who were people of great means and high social position. The fact that\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003esarasa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas imported and exotic was a lure for attraction--and add to that the mastery of hand drawn design, color and dye achieved by Indian textile artisans drew interested from Japan's elite.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSakai sarasa\u003c\/em\u003e, of which this is an example, is named for the Sakai area of Osaka where this type of cloth was produced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSakai sarasa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas a kind of luxury fabric in its day and even in the present era it is considered as such in Japan. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis length shows a complex pattern of stylized flowers, robustly rendered in tones of grey and blue and set against a background of faded, dull orange tone. There is overall, subtle lightening to the field of pattern--the result of wear and age, and not at all surprising for a length of cloth about 150 years old.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVery recommended for its rarity and its cultural value.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46159193997498,"sku":null,"price":365.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9422\/files\/SakaiSarasa5a.jpg?v=1784222950","url":"https:\/\/www.srithreads.com\/products\/a-length-of-beautifully-patterned-sakai-sarasa-indian-inspired-cotton-cloth","provider":"Sri","version":"1.0","type":"link"}