Vintage Japanese Indigo Shibori Noren Curtain Floral Motif Vintage Cotton ~40"L Roundel Under Watanabe's guidance

Under Watanabe's guidance

The robes are worked in iron-red with fine gold arabesque and linear detailing

This tsuba is made with typical forged steel and is in the shape of a mokogata

A tall Sumida Gawa vase with two high-relief child figures

Currently undergoing restoration in our shop — listing posted for advance inventory

Vintage Japanese Indigo Shibori Noren Curtain Floral Motif Vintage Cotton ~40"L Roundel Under Watanabe's guidanceJapanese Indigo Shibori Noren , Floral & Seigaiha, Vintage Cotton Japan, mid 20th century Approx. 30 in. W 42 in. L (76 107 cm) A striking two panel cotton noren () executed in deep ai zome (, indigo) using multiple shibori () resist techniques working in concert. The upper register carries a dense seigaiha (, overlapping wave scales) border rendered in komebori or ne maki shibori, its arching forms packed tightly across the full width. Below,