{"product_id":"a-length-of-thickly-woven-cotton-dark-toned-basketweave-pattern","title":"A Length of Thickly Woven Cotton: Dark Toned Basketweave Pattern","description":"\u003cp\u003eearly twentieth century\u003cbr\u003e48\" x 13 1\/4\", 122 cm x 33.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis length is a type of woven cotton cloth which whose pattern was widely popular in mid-to-late nineteenth Japan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe pattern is a resembles basket weave or a \"split bamboo mat.\" Referred to in Japan as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003esankuzushi,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and because it was an in-demand type of design, \u003c\/span\u003ethis woven plaid was produced in myriad variation: and scale. In this case, the size of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003esankuzushi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epattern is relatively small and the colors are dense and saturated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cloth is thickly woven and very sturdy. It seems to have been taken from a kimono.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSankuzushi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eseems to have its origin in India; it seems to have then been adapted by the Chinese. No wonder this beautiful cloth found its way to Japan and was produced there by native hands.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is a beautiful length of cloth from 19th century Japan and it is in very good, used condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45864931688634,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9422\/files\/Sankuzushi532b.jpg?v=1779402253","url":"https:\/\/www.srithreads.com\/products\/a-length-of-thickly-woven-cotton-dark-toned-basketweave-pattern","provider":"Sri","version":"1.0","type":"link"}