{"product_id":"a-length-of-striped-egasuri-auspicious-woven-images","title":"A Length of Striped Egasuri: Auspicious Woven Images","description":"\u003cp\u003elate nineteenth, early twentieth century\u003cbr\u003e42\" x 13\", 106.5 cm x 33 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis length of cotton\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.srithreads.com\/collections\/kasuri\"\u003e\u003ci\u003ekasuri\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eor ikat cloth is typical of the type made in what used to be called San'in, which is now  present day\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tottori_Prefecture\"\u003eTottori Prefecture\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003ein western Honshu.   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOften in San'in\u003cspan\u003e g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003easuri\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eyou will see images designed as this one is: a striped background against which a weft\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ekasuri\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epattern is woven.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe images on this length of San'in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003egasuri\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003econvey good things. They are all iterations of noshi which are dried strips of \u003cspan\u003eabalone that are stretched into long, ribbon like strips.  The word \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003enoshi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a homonyn for the word “prolong,” so it became customary to include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003enoshi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with a gift as a symbol of longevity and prolonged happiness, so \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003enoshi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is often used for wedding textiles--we can surmise that this length was taken from a textile in a bridal trousseau, probably from a futon cover.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cloth is in used condition. There is some overall light fading to the piece, the colors are a bit faded and the indigo dye reads more as black than blue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA very nice length of San'in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003egasuri\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecloth.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46191262695610,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9422\/files\/Sannin523b.jpg?v=1785257334","url":"https:\/\/www.srithreads.com\/products\/a-length-of-striped-egasuri-auspicious-woven-images","provider":"Sri","version":"1.0","type":"link"}