Antique Japanese Boro Indigo Cotton Cloth Katazome Shide Motif Shinto Edo Meiji Kyoto Ware * Depth: 7

* Depth: 7

The interior is clean and well-preserved

Over centuries of use

resembling aged bronze and adding depth to the detailed motifs

this lidded storage box embodies the "Mingei" (folk art) spirit—finding beauty in everyday utilitarian objects

Antique Japanese Boro Indigo Cotton Cloth Katazome Shide Motif Shinto Edo Meiji Kyoto Ware * Depth: 7Antique 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