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19th Century Japanese Silk Hanging browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese:Textiles: Pre 1900: item # 134696 Please refer to our stock # 12-81 when inquiring.
Silk Road Gallery PO Box 2175 Branford, Connecticut 06405, USA (203) 208-0771 Guest Book $395 |
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| Hand-loomed silk from Meiji Era Japan with a vignette from a folk legend about a young boy who neglected his duty of caring for the water buffalo and, with the help of a goddess acting as fairy godmother, was taught about responsibility. The scene is outlined with meticulous cutwork, a process that involves cutting away tiny sections of threads to outline the design woven into the fabric. The figures are on the bottom half of the cloth, which has a one-half inch self fringe at both ends. The cloth is so carefully woven that the design is identical on both sides. One side of the fabric has a small area of water damage that did not affect the other side, and otherwise the cloth is in very good condition. Dimensions: overall height 37” (94 cm), width 16” (41 cm); height of design 21” (53 cm). | |||||||
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