Antique Japanese 19th Century Textile - Kasuri Indigo 62"x63" Kiku #45 Ainu 75" deep and 4

75" deep and 4

This large ceramic sake jug measures 9" in diameter by 16

Used traditionally in Chado tea ceremony

after which demand for chonmage wigs shifted primarily to the kabuki theater world and its associated wig-makers

It also features roaring face handles as well

Antique Japanese 19th Century Textile - Kasuri Indigo 62"x63" Kiku #45 Ainu 75" deep and 4This exquisite piece of 100+ year old antique Japanese hand woven cotton fabric features a stencil dyed cotton 5 panel fabric created using the traditional katazome dyeing technique. Katazome is a Japanese method of dyeing fabrics using a rice flour resist paste applied through a stencil carved from mulberry paper. This fabric, which was probably once used as a kakebuton (a kind of bed spread) showcases chrysanthemum floral patterns rendered in an