Antique Japanese Boro Indigo Cotton Cloth Katazome Shide Motif Shinto Edo Meiji Kyoto Ware Over centuries of use

Over centuries of use

Create a "buzzing" vibration with your lips while blowing steady air

resembling aged bronze and adding depth to the detailed motifs

Traditional Japanese craftsmanship with natural abalone shell decoration

The interior is clean and well-preserved

Antique Japanese Boro Indigo Cotton Cloth Katazome Shide Motif Shinto Edo Meiji Kyoto Ware Over centuries of useAntique Japanese Boro Indigo Cotton Cloth Katazome Shide Motif Late Edo Meiji BRKW167 This is a remarkable antique Japanese indigo dyed cotton cloth, likely used as a traditional maku (festival curtain) or a large, heavy duty wrapping cloth (furoshiki). The striking white design in the center was created using the traditional katazome (stencil dyeing) technique. It depicts a beautifully stylized, bundled Shidethe zigzag paper streamers used in Shinto