A Traditional Zokin: Erratic Stitching

$18.00 USD

mid twentieth century
8" x 12 1/2", 20.25 cm x 31.75 cm

zokin is a traditional Japanese dust cloth or cleaning rag; it is usually made from old pieces of cloth and it is usually layered and stitched for durability.   

Along with diapers, zokin are among the traditional household textiles that represent the end of the line where the repurposing or recycling of cloth is concerned.

This example shows a dull green colored cotton of about four layers that is stitched in a loose grid of white thread, the grid being disturbed by some diagonal, intersecting lines.

Really lovely.

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A Traditional Zokin: Erratic Stitching