A Patched Length of Katazome: Two Beautiful Sides

$80.00 USD

late nineteenth, early twentieth century
67" x 12 1/4", 170 cm x 31 cm

This is a length of patched katazome dyed cotton which is beautiful on both its sides.

The side highlighted here is the "wrong" side and it shows three hand stitched patches, each one a small piece of katazome cotton in a distinct pattern. The contrast of the patches with this ground cloth is beautiful.

The other side shows a lovely, regular pattern of stylized chrysanthemums set within a fanciful background of hexagons or a tortoiseshell motif, an auspicious design meant to convey a wish for long life.

The cotton is hand woven cotton and shows a fairly strong patina from wear.

Just lovely.

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A Patched Length of Katazome: Two Beautiful Sides