{"product_id":"an-old-cotton-zabuton-cover-2-katazome-and-over-dyed-indigo","title":"An Old Cotton Zabuton Cover #2: Katazome and Over Dyed Indigo","description":"\u003cp\u003elate nineteenth, early twentieth century\u003cbr\u003e21\" x 17 1\/2\", 53.5 cm x 44.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a cover for a \u003cem\u003ezabuton,\u003c\/em\u003e a traditional Japanese seating cushion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is hand stitched from hand loomed cotton: as can be seen, the central panel of the \u003cem\u003ezabuton\u003c\/em\u003e cover is a piece of very nice \u003cem\u003ekatazome\u003c\/em\u003e or stencil resist cotton, the pattern being that of cherry blossoms in a field of arabesques--beautifully done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSurrounding this fragment is a border and backing of green colored cotton: this is the result of cotton being first dyed in indigo and then over dyed in a yellow dye stuff. Please look carefully at the attendant detail photos to see that there is some ingrained dirt and faint stains to this green cotton, as well as a small hole the size of a lentil, which is not surprising to note since this \u003cem\u003ezabuton\u003c\/em\u003e cover is about 100 years old and was used in someone's home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNote as well so loose threads to the seams.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA really charming home textile from old Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67918817984738,"sku":"jgn1794062990153","price":51.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0815\/2478\/5378\/files\/an-old-cotton-zabuton-cover-2-katazome-and-over-dyed-indigo_1.jpg?v=1794063010","url":"https:\/\/ropecoilwear.shop\/products\/an-old-cotton-zabuton-cover-2-katazome-and-over-dyed-indigo","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}