A Very Handsome Plaid Cloth: Hand Spun Cotton

late nineteenth, early twentieth century
64" x 13 3/4", 162.5 cm x 35 cm

This is a length of beautifully simple hand woven cotton cloth that shows a checkered plaid in two colors, a warm, dull brown and a deep indigo blue. The color combination as it is presented in this weaving is rich and understated.

The hand spun yarns add warmth to this already soulful length and, in so many cases with Japanese art and design, the most pared down designs can be the most alluring. Certainly this length caters to this notion. 

It is wonderful to look at.