SHIBUI BLOG

Baku nightmare eaters. Large keyaki temple carvings.19th century. 32" long.

Happi are tradesmen's or festival coats. Typically indigo resist dyed cotton. These 19th century photos are hand tinted albumen. 

Large indigo furoshiki wrapping cloth. Mended and repaired with indigo patches and sashiko stitched.

Wrapping for a gift horse for ceremonial offerings. Katazome stencil dyed indigo cotton. Patched and mended over years of use.

Sakiori farmers vest. Recycled fabric, early 20th century. Subtle lavender and aqua cotton. 39" long.

Pattern design accordion books. 4 volumes. Hundreds of designs.

Patchwork and sashiko stitched kotatsu blanket. Edo komon stenciled material heavily stitched. 

Boro exhibition and lecture at the Japan Society NYC. Beautiful pieces beautiful installation. Photo of the girl by Kyoichi Tsuzuki. Exhibition runs through June 14th.

Katazome stencil resist indigo dyed futon. cover with boro patchwork repair.

Boro kimono. Layered patchwork cotton. Sold.

Boro patchwork futon cover. Made from kasuri and shima cotton fragments. Beautiful e-gasuri of birds and bamboo.

Double motise chisel. Wonderful time-saving tool in the hands of a good carpenter.

Boro patchwork futon cover. Made of Katazome stencil resist dyed cotton. Late 19th or early 20th century.

Shima-cho. Sample book of indigo dyed cotton stripped patterns used to sell a weavers works. Early 20th century.

Patchwork farmers pants. Indigo dyed handwoven cotton. Handsewn. Early 20th century. 

Hand painted hand scroll of vegetables, mushrooms and other edible plants. 23' long. 10.75" tall.

Trying on fireman's coat at Shibui Soko.Sashiko quilted and stencil or hand painted resist dyed cotton.

Hand carved wood wheels used to print on cloth or paper.

Very rare complete set of firefighters gear. Hanten, hat, pants, gloves and tabi covers.Late Meiji era. Tsutsugaki and indigo dyed cotton, sashiko quilted. From Yamagata.

Details from a beautiful pair of byobu folding screens. Late Edo. Mineral pigments and ink on paper with gold leaf.

Tryptich of firefighters holding matoi. Actor print. 19th century. Details of Sashiko and Tsutsugaki Hanten.

Kips Bay Showhouse in Palm Beach is loaded with Shibui. Thank you @sarahmagnessdesign for such an elegant use of the Shibui items. You have a beautiful design...

Kaidan step chest. Originally from the Kyoto area. Meiji era, late 19th or early 20th century. Keyaki wood door panels and drawer faces. Sugi and...

Early 20th century stencil printed paper samples. Sarasa - Indian influenced patterns, komon - fine small Edo style patterns and other contemporary designs.