Antique Japanese c.1800 Futon Cover 3 Color Pine Bamboo Plum Mon Indigo Dyed Tsutsugaki Doll It remains in fine antique

It remains in  fine antique condition and should serve well for another century or more of use

They measure 3" in diameter by 2 1/2" tall (7

It measures 4 1/2" in diameter and 6" tall (11

5) tall and1 1/2" at the widest (4 cm)

This is a late Meiji era antique (c

Antique Japanese c.1800 Futon Cover 3 Color Pine Bamboo Plum Mon Indigo Dyed Tsutsugaki Doll It remains in fine antiqueKnown as a kakebuton or futon cover this is an antique Japanese hand woven, hand spun cotton fabric which dates to the Edo Era (c. 1800). This large 49" by 57" piece has various shades of indigo blue and red dyes which was applied using a paste resist printing process known as tsutsugaki to create these designs. It is decorated with a flower Mon (family crest) and Pines, Bamboo & Plum Blossoms. It was used in its day as a futon cover. Often these