{"product_id":"an-unusual-tsutsugaki-dyed-cloth-red-dairy-cow","title":"An Unusual Tsutsugaki Dyed Cloth: Red Dairy Cow","description":"\u003cp\u003eearly to mid twentieth century\u003cbr\u003e13 1\/2\" x 18 1\/2\", 34 cm x 47 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a wonderfully unusual \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.srithreads.com\/collections\/tsutsugaki\"\u003e\u003cem\u003etsutsugak\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003ei dyed cotton textile. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt shows a bluntly rendered milk cow set in the center of a length of cloth with \u003cem\u003ekanji\u003c\/em\u003e or Chinese characters above and below it. Apparently this cloth has something to do with milk production or a dairy. The background is dyed in a deep indigo tone and the cow is colored in what must certainly be \u003cem\u003ebengara\u003c\/em\u003e, an iron oxide-derived pigment dye and it is often seen on \u003cem\u003etsutsugaki\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.srithreads.com\/collections\/katazome\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ekatazome\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e dyed cloth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCows are not depicted on traditional tsutsugaki dyed cloth so tsutsugaki artisans were not accustomed to drawing them. This is well-evidenced in the anatomical details of this cow whose udder is not properly drawn.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe cloth was folded in half which is clear from the strip of light fading in the center of the piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sheer uniqueness of this piece (depicting a cow) is a delight and is cause to recommend it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJust delightful.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45790856970426,"sku":null,"price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9422\/files\/TsuTsu523_9899c115-d837-4e85-ac95-db91c5ab597f.jpg?v=1776712122","url":"https:\/\/www.srithreads.com\/products\/an-unusual-tsutsugaki-dyed-cloth-red-dairy-cow","provider":"Sri","version":"1.0","type":"link"}