A Zokin or Recycled Cleaning Cloth: Circular Light Fading
$35.00 USD
early to mid twentieth century
8 1/2" x 13 1/4", 21.5 cm x 33.5 cm
A 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 spirited sashiko stitched zokin of seemingly many layers, its salient feature is the central circular shadow which sits in a field of otherwise sun faded cotton.
Really lovely.
