Antique Japanese c.1840 Futon Cover 6 Color Phoenix Indigo Dyed Tsutsugaki Shinhanga Bronze door pulls

Bronze door pulls

It's all hand painted with a design that features a cobalt Koi fish with pine needles

Thisplate measures 6" in diameter by 1" tall (15x 2

1950's stencil transfer and hand colored porcelain decorative bowl

This haribako has Keyaki (zelkova/Japanese Elm) wood exteriors and paulownia (kiri) wood drawer interiors

Antique Japanese c.1840 Futon Cover 6 Color Phoenix Indigo Dyed Tsutsugaki Shinhanga Bronze door pullsKnown as a kakebuton or futon cover this is an antique Japanese fabric which dates to the late Meiji Era (c. 1840). This large 57" by 55" piece has various indigo, green and red natural dyes which were applied using a paste resist printing process known as tsutsugaki to create these designs. It is decorated with a Phoenix and Paulownia flower motif. It was used in its day as a futon cover. Often these received a lot of wear and holes are patched and