Antique Japanese 19th Century Textile - Katazome Indigo 37"x72" #79 Tea Accessories Shochikubai has the literal meaning

Shochikubai has the literal meaning of pine (Sho 松)

4cm) thick

but easily cleaned and two of what look like stylized tree sprigs

1596-1868) tsuba (handguard) for a samurai’s Katana or Wakazashi

with a flared lip

Antique Japanese 19th Century Textile - Katazome Indigo 37"x72" #79 Tea Accessories Shochikubai has the literal meaningThis exquisite piece of 100+ year old antique Japanese hand woven cotton fabric features a stencil dyed cotton 3 panel fabric created using the traditional katazome dyeing technique. Katazome is a Japanese method of dyeing fabrics using a rice flour resist paste applied through a stencil carved from mulberry paper. The fabric, which was probably once used as a kakebuton (a kind of bed spread) showcases geometric and floral patterns rendered in an