Antique Japanese c.1890 Futon Cover 2 Color Crossed Feather Mon & Peony Indigo Dyed Tsutsugaki Giclee Engraved with the sword smiths

Engraved with the sword smiths mei near the nakakgo hitsu ana

5 cm) in diameter

It is from a very high resolution scan taken of the original Yoshitoshi print in our collection with a state of the art flat bed scanner

It shows flowers

It likely dates to the early Showa Era (c

Antique Japanese c.1890 Futon Cover 2 Color Crossed Feather Mon & Peony Indigo Dyed Tsutsugaki Giclee Engraved with the sword smithsKnown as a kakebuton or futon cover this is an antique Japanese fabric which dates to the late Meiji Era (c. 1880). This large 56" by 61" piece has various shades of indigo blue dye which was applied using a paste resist printing process known as tsutsugaki to create these designs. It is decorated with the Crossed Feather Mon (family crest) and Peony flowers. It was used in its day as a futon cover. Often these received a lot of wear and holes are