Antique Japanese c.1880 Futon Cover 3 Color Mokko Mon Indigo Dyed Tsutsugaki Furniture This is a Japanese Imari

This is a Japanese Imari ceramic rice bowl

1939 by the great Japanese shinhanga artist Hiroshi Yoshida (1876 to 1950)

This is a ceramic bowl known as a kataguchi chawan (tea bowl with a pour spout)

There are a few minor stains on the  stalk and mouth pieces from regular use

It is decorated with the Crossed Feather Mon (family crest) and paper cranes with pine trees

Antique Japanese c.1880 Futon Cover 3 Color Mokko Mon Indigo Dyed Tsutsugaki Furniture This is a Japanese ImariKnown as a kakebuton or futon cover this is an antique Japanese fabric which dates to the late Meiji Era (c. 1880). This large 51" by 52" piece has various indigo and green dyes which were applied using a paste resist printing process known as tsutsugaki to create these designs. The center design is that of a flower family crest or Mon known as a Mokko Mon. It was used in its day as a futon cover. Often these received a lot of wear and holes are