{"product_id":"a-two-process-han-juban-itajime-shibori-and-katazome","title":"A Two Process Han Juban: Itajime Shibori and Katazome","description":"\u003cp\u003eearly to mid twentieth century\u003cbr\u003e27 1\/2\" x 23 1\/2\", 70 cm x 60 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis beauty is a hand stitched, indigo dyed cotton\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ehan juban\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eor half-under kimono.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is dyed in two techniques: the dark background is the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eitajime \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.srithreads.com\/collections\/shibori\"\u003eshibori\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emethod done on blue-on-blue and shows a network of interlocking triangles that form hexagons if you look at them a certain way.  On top of this is a large scale pattern done in stencil resist dye called\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.srithreads.com\/collections\/katazome\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e katazome \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eand the design is of clove buds, a treasured item in historical Japan. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe garment is of a type that would have been worn under a kimono in Japan--and often we see\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ehan juban\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edyed in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eitajime\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emethod depicted in wide variation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost likely this\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ehan juban\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewould have had sleeves--it was custom to remove and replace the sleeves of a garment over its lifetime which is why it makes sense that the sleeves to this on are missing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA beautiful,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eshibori\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edyed garment with the unusual aspect of the \u003cem\u003ekatazome\u003c\/em\u003e design integrated into the dyeing process, this is a visually striking, old traditional garment in good, used condition and with still-rich color.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecommended.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45840929325242,"sku":null,"price":195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9422\/files\/TwoProcess542d.jpg?v=1778598688","url":"https:\/\/www.srithreads.com\/products\/a-two-process-han-juban-itajime-shibori-and-katazome","provider":"Sri","version":"1.0","type":"link"}