{"product_id":"a-length-of-sakai-sarasa-indian-inspired-japanese-cloth","title":"A Length of Sakai Sarasa: Indian Inspired Japanese Cloth","description":"\u003cp\u003emid nineteenth century\u003cbr\u003e30\" x 13 1\/4\", 76.25 cm x 33.75 cm\u003cbr\u003e\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 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 yet subtle pattern of  what appear to be highly stylized flowers with attenuated petals set against a background of low contrast textured shapes. Images of what appear to be a phoenix are woven into the pattern.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design is light in tone and exotic in nature, and this length is very recommended for its rarity and its cultural value.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46647544119482,"sku":null,"price":185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9422\/files\/Sakai4343a.jpg?v=1789499678","url":"https:\/\/www.srithreads.com\/products\/a-length-of-sakai-sarasa-indian-inspired-japanese-cloth","provider":"Sri","version":"1.0","type":"link"}