{"product_id":"a-length-of-lushly-designed-sakai-sarasa-rare-stenciled-cotton","title":"A Length of Lushly Designed Sakai Sarasa: Rare Stenciled Cotton","description":"\u003cp\u003emid nineteenth century\u003cbr\u003e29 1\/4\" x 13 1\/4\", 74 cm x 33.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is 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 Japan during the Edo period,\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esarasa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas collected by connoisseurs of beauty 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 and its design was influenced by Indian trade cloth.\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 wildly stylized flowers in a fairly large repeat in colors of ochre, red, green and grey, all still quite saturated and not worn away by time. For \u003cem\u003eSakai sarasa\u003c\/em\u003e, since quite a lot of it is faded, this detail is notable and adds value. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVery recommended for its rarity and its cultural value.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45618895716538,"sku":null,"price":245.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9422\/files\/Sakaiii4a_f4bd888f-7aed-4f50-8b5b-555ab667d9be.jpg?v=1771275632","url":"https:\/\/www.srithreads.com\/products\/a-length-of-lushly-designed-sakai-sarasa-rare-stenciled-cotton","provider":"Sri","version":"1.0","type":"link"}