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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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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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Double mortise chisel
Double motise chisel. Wonderful time-saving tool in the hands of a good carpenter.
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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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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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Japanese indigo patchwork farmer's pants
Patchwork farmers pants. Indigo dyed handwoven cotton. Handsewn. Early 20th century.
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Hand painted hand scroll
Hand painted hand scroll of vegetables, mushrooms and other edible plants. 23' long. 10.75" tall.
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Japanese antique fireman's coat
Trying on fireman's coat at Shibui Soko.
Sashiko quilted and stencil or hand painted resist dyed cotton.
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Sashiko quilted and stencil or hand painted resist dyed cotton.
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Complete set of firefighters gear
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.
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Late Meiji era. Tsutsugaki and indigo dyed cotton, sashiko quilted. From Yamagata.
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Byobu folding screens
Details from a beautiful pair of byobu folding screens. Late Edo. Mineral pigments and ink on paper with gold leaf.
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