A Panel of Block Colored Sakiori: Rag Woven Hearth Cover Fragment
$185.00 USD
mid twentieth century
66" x 14", 167.5 cm x 35.5 cm
This is a beautifully colored, wonderfully designed and ingeniously woven length of sakiori, a kind of weaving that uses shredded cloth for its weft yarn
Sakiori is the Japanese word for rag woven textiles.
Most likely this sakiori panel is taken from a kotatsugake or hearth cover, and it shows some light wear and a tightening to one part of the length.
It is very unusual for its large, blocky colored pattern; the proportion of the blocks to the overall scale of the length is somehow perfectly balanced which, in addition to its fine color, makes this such an alluring sakiori textile.
Recommended.
