Antique Japanese 19th Century Textile - Kasuri Indigo 62"x63" Kiku #45 Ainu It also features roaring face

It also features roaring face handles as well

Larger examples such as this one were typically employed by brewers

Used traditionally in Chado tea ceremony

wagashi mold

Length= 2"

Antique Japanese 19th Century Textile - Kasuri Indigo 62"x63" Kiku #45 Ainu It also features roaring faceThis exquisite piece of 100+ year old antique Japanese hand woven cotton fabric features a stencil dyed cotton 5 panel fabric created using the traditional katazome dyeing technique. Katazome is a Japanese method of dyeing fabrics using a rice flour resist paste applied through a stencil carved from mulberry paper. This fabric, which was probably once used as a kakebuton (a kind of bed spread) showcases chrysanthemum floral patterns rendered in an