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Antique Japanese Boro Futon Cover Made from Indigo Cotton, Early 20th Century
Located in Prahran, Victoria
A Japanese Boro futon cover made from hand-dyed, hand-loomed indigo cotton. It has been repeated patched and mended. Boro textiles derive from the Japanese term boroboro, meaning tat...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Quilts
Materials
Cotton
H 55.12 in W 43.31 in D 0.2 in
Antique Japanese Indigo Tsutsugaki Dyed Futon Cover, 19th Century
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Unusual antique Japanese indigo 'Tsutsugaki' (free hand resist dyed) futon cover with a tea ceremony motif. Dating from the 19th century it is faded, worn ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Japanese Quilts
Materials
Cotton
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H 66.15 in W 53.55 in D 0.2 in
Japanese Rice Bag Blanket
Located in London, GB
A large patchwork blanket with Nippon and Nis-shin flour branding hand printed on cotton. Boro translating as “scraps of cloth” in Japanese, Boro is a symbol of a “use everything and...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Quilts
Japanese Rice Bag Blanket
Located in London, GB
A large patchwork blanket with 'Donated by the people of U.S.A' hand printed on cotton. Boro translating as “scraps of cloth” in Japanese, Boro is a symbol of a “use everything and w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Quilts
Japanese "Boro" Ropemaker's Rug
Located in Greenwich, CT
Rare Japanese "Boro" textile - Boro, literally "rag" cloths, traditionally futon covers or rugs, were rurally made using whatever scraps of Edo period cotton cloth could be bought, t...
Category
19th Century Antique Japanese Quilts
Materials
Silk, Fabric
