Vintage Japanese *aizome **boro cotton noren curtain.

Tsutsugaki is a resist dye technique in which the artisan applies a rice and water paste by hand with a conical applicator.

Estimated as mid-century.

There is significant yellowing at the top. The white at the bottom, less so.

There are three boro patches.

Use as a door curtain as intended, or alternatively over a window or even a wall hanging.

158cm x 100cm / 62.2" x 39.37"

There is a hole in the center panel at the bottom. There is also a series of 4 very small holes on the edge of a side panel. The center hole may need a patch, although the others may be small enough to leave as is.

*Aizome, Japanese indigo cotton, is highly regarded and collected within Japan and across the world.

‘Ai’ (藍) means indigo and ‘some’ (染め) means dyeing. As a compound, 藍染め, is pronounced ‘aizome’ (ai-zo-me).

Deep shades of rich blue are produced with repeated immersion and airing. The deeper the blue, the higher the number of dips and the higher the value.

**Boro is a highly collectible Japanese folk textile. This is an excellent example of Japanese utilitarian boro used around the home. In Japan, cotton was highly prized among the peasant class as a warmer alternative to hemp. Indigo dye was the best natural dye available to use with cotton. Indigo cotton became a quintessential Japanese fabric that was never thrown away and always reused.

To learn more about boro take a look at my blog post:
http://furugistarjapan.wordpress.com/2011/02/18/boro-japanese-folk-fabric/

Mix and match with my other fabrics here:
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My descriptions often refer to periods in Japanese history. Please use this for reference:

Edo Era: 1603 - 1868
Meiji Era: 1868 - 1912
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