A Length of Machine Aided Kasuri: Fans and Hemp Leaves

$50.00 USD

ca. mid to late twentieth century
60" x 14", 152 cm x 35.5 cm 

This length of kasuri cotton is likely woven on an old power loom; its yarns are not hand spun.  It seems that it was probably loomed in Kurume, a city in Kyushu known for its distinctive hand woven kasuri cloth.

Still, this is a really delightful pattern.  The background is a deep blue-black.  The resisted yarns are woven to create a background of white, vertical stripes embedded in an overall, traditional hemp leaf pattern.  Against this  is a repeat of open, folding fans--a Japanese invention--the curved forms playing against the softly geometric base.

Charming and in good condition.

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A Length of Machine Aided Kasuri: Fans and Hemp Leaves