"BORO" / Japanese Old Cloth / Tapestry / Wall Decoration

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I think this is a kimono woven from the Taisho era to the early Showa era (1912-1945) in Japan. It is a modern design. In the Taisho era, various things were made with reference to...

It is a Japanese indigo dyed antique cloth. It calls its name "fu-ro-shi-ki". Originally used in the dressing room of the public bath "furo" during the...

This is a very old Japanese rag. This cloth has been used since the Edo period (1800s-1860s) to carefully and carefully mend bedding. It is a piece that shows the beauty of use very ...

This is an old Japanese tin object. This item is from the mid-Showa period (1940s-1970s). This tin was manufactured in large quantities during Japan's period of rapid economic growth...

This is a very old sliding door made in Japan. It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1920s). It is mainly made of cedar wood and bamboo, and reinforced with tin. This composition is ver...

Rare perfect antique collection Japanese Indigo Boro Futon cover : also to use. The rare antique boros are now valued as pieces of art, therefore they are...

Old beautiful IKAT red and Bordeaux, with a simply geometrical design: perfectly modern taste. Suitable everywhere: over an armchair, at the bottom of the bed, on the wall. On the sh...

A large Japanese silk embroidery tapestry circa 19th century, late Edo to early Meiji period. Meticulously handwork that densely depicts repea...

Late 19th century wrapping cloth / furoshiki, Japan Hand-drawn resist-dyed (tsutsugaki) in natural indigo, this large wrapping cloth (furoshiki) disp...

A large and finely embroidered Japanese tapestry with brocade border, circa 1900s Meiji period. The tapestry depicts, in a rather realistic style, a forested landscape in autumn flan...

An impressive Japanese embroidery tapestry circa 1890s Meiji period, presented with brocade border on linen canvas in a Lucite shadow box. The stunning design features three dragons coiling and flying in the clouds. The high relief technique used to render the dragons using mostly the silver threads gives this piece a tremendous sense of motion. The most auspicious mythological creature in Japan and China, dragons were a very popular motif in textile art. In this particular piece, it is the impressive size, the superb craftsmanship, the profuse use of silver threads and near perfect condition that set it apart. Japanese Meiji textiles were widely exhibited in the west during turn of the 20th century at the international exposition. It was used to showcase the Japanese aesthetics with the techniques at their pinnacle. These expositions solidified the country's images overseas and felled the Japanese craze in the west, which turned out to be a long-lasting influence on the western art. Many pieces were purchased and stayed in the west. It is likely this estate piece was from one of the expositions based on its high quality. For two similar dragon tapestries...