Vintage square cloth for wrapping and transporting objects (furoshiki). Katazome rice paste-resist-dye technique with indigo blue, brown and gray. Made of 100% cotton. One-sided (back with fainter design). Retailed by Mitsukoshi Department Store, with original paper tag. Japan, Showa era, circa 1970s.
Can be used as table cloth, picnic cloth etc. Very strong.
H 35-1/4 x W 35-1/4 inches.
New condition, never used
From a North Carolina collection of Japanese antiques and traditional objects
Katazome is a traditional Japanese stencil technique for dying fabric and paper. The stencils are called katagami. A rice paste is pushed through the open areas of the stencil onto the fabric. When the fabric is subsequently dyed, the dye will not penetrate the paste and will leave that area blank.
