SHIBUI BLOG
Dane Owen .
Mar 13, 2020
Happi Coats in 19th century hand tinted albumen photos
Happi are tradesmen's or festival coats. Typically indigo resist dyed cotton. These 19th century photos are hand tinted albumen.
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Dane Owen .
Mar 04, 2020
Boro patchwork kimono
Boro kimono. Layered patchwork cotton. Sold.
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Dane Owen .
Mar 03, 2020
Boro patchwork futon cover
Boro patchwork futon cover. Made from kasuri and shima cotton fragments. Beautiful e-gasuri of birds and bamboo.
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Dane Owen .
Mar 02, 2020
Double mortise chisel
Double motise chisel. Wonderful time-saving tool in the hands of a good carpenter.
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Dane Owen .
Mar 02, 2020
Boro patchwork futon cover
Boro patchwork futon cover. Made of Katazome stencil resist dyed cotton. Late 19th or early 20th century.
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Dane Owen .
Feb 29, 2020
Sample book of indigo fabric
Shima-cho. Sample book of indigo dyed cotton stripped patterns used to sell a weavers works. Early 20th century.
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