{"product_id":"two-elaborately-drawn-tsutsugaki-horses-section-of-a-childs-kimono","title":"Two Elaborately Drawn Tsutsugaki Horses: Section of a Child's Kimono","description":"\u003cp\u003emid to late nineteenth century\u003cbr\u003e34\" x 13 1\/4\", 66 cm x 33.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis panel of hand spun, hand woven, indigo dyed cotton shows two rather small scale, very intricately drawn \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.srithreads.com\/collections\/tsutsugaki\"\u003e\u003cem\u003etsutsugaki\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e horses, each of which is elaborately dressed and saddled. At top we see a faded family crest which is that of the \u003cem\u003etachibana\u003c\/em\u003e or stylized mandarin orange.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe large size of the family crest indicates that the piece might be from the Edo period as in the subsequent era, the Meiji, family crests were depicted as smaller or more discreet, generally speaking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe panel is abraded, mostly at the top, and this is attempted to be shown in the last two detail photos. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe horses are posed in spirited gestures, they seem be galloping or in some sort of flight.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe relatively small scale of the images and the amount of detail compacted into them is impressive and shows a very high level of artistry on the part of the artisan who created these designs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is a spirited and delicate set of images, very alluring.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecommended.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45802713546938,"sku":null,"price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9422\/files\/Tsutsuhorses54a.jpg?v=1777406754","url":"https:\/\/www.srithreads.com\/products\/two-elaborately-drawn-tsutsugaki-horses-section-of-a-childs-kimono","provider":"Sri","version":"1.0","type":"link"}