A Sample from a Shibori Maker or Broker: Arimatsu

$55.00 USD

early to mid twentieth century
25 1/2" x 15 1/2", 65 cm x 39.5 cm

This is a maker's sample showing an actual piece of indigo dyed cotton shibori in a design of spiral, cherry blossoms and broad leaves.

The sample is stapled into a standard, heavy paper frame that shows its style number and has some other information (such as "trademarked") written on the top and bottom of the frame.

This length is clearly from Arimatsu, the great shibori producing town in Japan which is a place where so many technical innovations in the field of shibori took place.

There is heavy yellowing to the paper frame and some accumulated wear to the cloth sample, too.

Charming.

Sold
A Sample from a Shibori Maker or Broker: Arimatsu