Boro Furoshiki shima held together with hundreds of

held together with hundreds of sashiko stitches and speaks for itself

Early 20th Century

museum quality boro yogi

It is backed with commercial cotton and the reverse is fitted with a slip so that a pole can be inserted and the futon hung for display

The detailed photographs here illustrate how the outer surface had been abraded in several areas to reveal the layer beneath

Boro Furoshiki shima held together with hundreds ofThis is a stunning boro furoshiki (wrapping cloth). We mostly see boro futon and work jackets this textile is a fantastic example of the beauty of unintended art and a rather rare example of a boro textile. The geometry of patches and hues of variegated indigo cottons are beautiful. On the proper front there is an equally captivating mix of recycled hanten (perhaps nobori) overdyed indigo cottons. The only one like it in our collection. Early to mid