Antique Japanese Quilts

traded these fabrics from the main land of Japan.

Juban was made for an undergarment of Kimono. This Juban was created beautiful color cordination of old silk materials. Showing the good example of silk in late Edo period.

The Japansese word Boro means rag. In earlier times people recycled their hand woven kimonos, silk and cotton, making Futon covers and functional work clothing. These were patched an...

A remarkable feat to collect all of these silk flags of 160 different countries, circa 1890-1900. Each flag is intricately and finely made of silk. Please review the photos showing t...

Rare Japanese "Boro" textile - Boro, literally "rag" cloths, traditionally futon covers or rugs

Japanese Boro textile, circa 1890. Beautiful indigo textile framed in walnut. Measures: 42.5

A large Japanese temple altar cloth, known as an uchishiki. Made of finely woven silk brocade

A magnificent 19th century silk embroidery from japan depicting birds and flowers. It is massive

The silkwork depicts the coat of arms of Massachusetts. The seal was adopted by the Provincial Congress on December 13, 1780. The shield depicts an Algonquian Native American wit...

entire quilt. On the reverse side there is a beautiful black and navy arrangement of colour - with

An exceptionally fine quality Japanese hand-sewn small fabric quilt wall art crafted from 19th-20th

Antique indigo Boro textile, probably used as rug estimate from the size & condition. in Japanese

From Tohoku area, Japan. Antique indigo Boro textile with Sashiko stitching , probably used as

Assembled from Indigo dyed cotton fragments this circa 1900 Futon cover is a perfect example of this form of folk art. I have had the opportunity to offer a number of these over the ...

Wonderful early 20th century Boro fabric.

Glorious silk yardage with woven pattern of cranes .Reverse of fabric is just as pretty.Excellent condition with two pinholes .This measures 26" in width and it is 4 1/2 yards in length

Japanese tapestry weave cover in black, gold, orange and white.

Japanese kesa (Buddhist monk's garment) made from copper colored kinran brocade patches that are

Beautiful antique Japanese Textile

Antique sleeping kimono from Northern Japan.

Japanese brocade with a pattern of octagons and squares inspired by Chinese Ming Dynasty textiles

Made from an antique cotton, resist dyed Japanese textile hanging banner. Two panels hand sewn

Futon cover called "Boro" or "rags" made up of indigo dyed cotton rags sewn together from recycled clothing and grain bags. In this "Boro" there are patches that are stripes, plaids...

Japanese purple embroidered "Kesa" silk antique textile, brocaded silk texture medallions depicting

Antique Japanese Mengei (country folk) Farmer's Jacket. 306526-192010

Japanese obi woven in cotton in a Pre-Columbian style design with a rusty red colored ground with

Japanese reversible fireman's coat (haten) with indigo dyed exterior and interior with tsutsu-gaki

Beautiful Japanese textile

Hand painted Late Edo period ceremonial wedding textile with radish coat of arms that sybolize good fortune.

Late 19th century (Meiji) futon cover called "Boro" or "rags" made up of indigo dyed cotton rags sewn together from recycled clothing and grain bags. In this "Boro" there are patche...

Particularly attractive, well worn Boro. Largest area on one side is 19th C. Other patches early 20th.

A HANDSOME JAPANESE SILK EMBROIDERED RECTANGULAR PRIEST'S ROBE (KESA) IN MUTED SALMON, DARK BLUE

Japanese Boro Textile' a patchwork of 18th Century indigo and brown textile fragments pieced

large screen print on cotton flax

Japanese silk shihan type hata sashimono flag with dramatic coin (sen) crest. The banner of dark

Resist dyed cotton banner despicting a Noshi Bundle. Late Meiji Period. Noshi is dried squid which means good fortune for a special bond and is often used as decoration at wedding...

JAPANESE GREEN GOUND SILK PANEL WITH WHITE CHRYSANTHEMUMS

Patchwork Indigo.

Early 20th century Japanese cotton ikat futon cover with squares in indigo and white and gray/blue

A JAPANESE PALE APRICOT GROUND PRIEST'S ROBE (KESSA) WITH BLUE FLOWERS

5 panels sewn together vertically. Indigo cotton rice paste resist dye. Used as a futon cover.

Indigo resist dyed Tsutsugaki Japanese Textile from the late Edo period. Graphic banner depicting

Japanese fukusa (tapestry weave gift cover), last half of the 19th century, woven in blue silk

Originally developed to show humility, Japanese monks' capes were composed out of scraps of old

Art Deco Japanese silk printed obi with in a innovative design of circles half filled with stripes

c. 1920's Japanese cotton resist dyed gift wrap (fukusa) dyed in green and magenta with a Paulownia

Japanese kesa (Buddhist monk's garment) with a pattern of large chrysantemums brocaded (kinran) in

Ainu are the original indigineous people of the Japanese islands, those remaining live on the

VERITABLE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HANDLOOMED COTTON INDIGO FROM OLD JAPAN. THEY ARE BORN OF NECESSITY AND

Beautiful bamboo and floral design- resist dyed indigo

This Jinbaori was made for a high ranked HIKESHI Samurai who was a member of the fire brigades. The design of waves expresses quantity of water to quell any fires.

Very rare design of Katazome/stencil resist dye on hand woven cotton. This sleeveless Han-juban was made for the under garment of a kimono. The collar is covered with dark grey silk ...

Indigo futon cover depicting a turtle roaring at a swooping crane; both against a sea and landscape. Plain weave cotton with paste-resist decoration (tsutsugaki) of delicate palette...

A vintage Japanese formal silk Kimono in an "ink green" color with striking geometrical design. The garment is hand-stitched Meisen kimono from a crepe like thin silk and dated to 19...

A Japanese formal silk Kimono in a light blue color with striking floral design. The garment is hand-stitched from a crepe like silk and dated to circa 1940-60s. The garment is spars...

A rare and well preserved Japanese woven child's kimono circa early 20th century (end of Meiji period). The small kimono was a great example of Nemaki (sleepwear) for a young boy, id...

On offer is a “Natsu No Kimono” (summer kimono) also called “Usumono" (thin clothes) dated from late Meiji Period circa late 19th to early 20th century. This well-preserved garment w...

Antique Japanese Stencil-Dyed Han-Juban With Fan Motif Han-juban are short, waist length garments that are worn under kimono. It’s not uncommon for older examples to be missing thei...

Antique Japanese Recycled Saki-Ori Farmer’s Vest This late 19th C recycled farmer’s vest from northern Japan was strip woven from repurposed cotton scraps in a technique known as sa...