A Length of Indigo Dyed Cotton Shibori: Morning Glories and Stream

This is a beautiful, shibori dyed cotton length that was taken from a yukata--a yukata is an unlined cotton kimono that is often worn in summer time.

This length shows a lovely and boldly graphic design of a stylized stream whose drifting current is carrying nicely depicted morning glories, a favorite Japanese flower that was widely hybridized in the 19th century. Because yukata are often worn in hot, summer months, they very often show what is thought to be a "cooling" design to foil the stifling Japanese summer heat. Such is the case here.

The cotton is in good, used condition with just a hint of discoloration in one of the morning glories and with ingrained creases from its former life as a yukata. Please note a "flaw" in the dyeing technique wherein one of the petals of the morning glory is not resisted and therefore not white in color.

This is an especially lovely pattern.