Japanese goods from Sri - Kimono & Boro Panel

[misery]

Recently got into a wreck and need to pay off a high deductible. I have a reputable eBay profile here: link . These items are heavily reduced to sale and have been sitting in my closest. Kimono was purchased from Sri direct, Boro from Hickoree's (Links provided). Payment via Paypal please. International shipments just add $7 for shipping. Please PM with any questions, happy to discuss!

Sri - A Pieced Flannel Han Juban: Silk and Cotton

Purchased for: $80 asking $50 shipped CONUS

ca. mid twentieth century
27" x 43", 109 cm x 68.5 cm

http://www.srithread...silk-and-cotton

Description:

Flannel, or neru as it is called in Japan (a contraction of the word furaneru or flannel, as the Japanese have borrowed it), is an imported cloth which became available in Japan sometime in the late nineteenth century. This han juban, or half-under kimono is hand stitched from commercially produced neru or a cotton flannel of a mid-warm brown plaid pattern.

Unlike most Japanese garments that have a center seam running up the back of the jacket, this one does not have this detail; the cloth used to hand stitch this han juban is wider than the hand loomed cloth native to Japan, so the back of the garment was not pieced.

Pay special attention to the collar, which is fashioned from a silk, shibori dyed obiage, a kimono accessory used to hold the obi knot in place, but in this case, it is repurposed and is the collar of the han juban, which, over time, can be removed or changed out. The sleeves of the han juban are piece from two differently patterned commercially produced silk textiles, the color and design effect being a lovely, graphic one.

A bit of fraying to the seams under the sleeves, but other than that, and a few original repairs, this garment is still very wearable.

Sri - "Boro" Panel With Kasuri Fabric Patches

Purchased for: $175 asking $100 shipped CONUS

http://www.hickorees...-fabric-patches

Description

Japan's mended and patched textiles are referred to as boro, or ragged, both in Japan and abroad. Boro textiles are usually sewn from nineteenth and early twentieth century rags and patches of indigo dyed cotton. In most cases, the beautiful arrangement of patches and mending stitches is borne of necessity and happenstance, and was not planned by the maker.

"Kasuri is the Japanese term for what is commonly known as ikat weaving. The kasuri process involves yarns being tied before they are dyed. The areas where yarns are tied are 'masked' and will resist dye. The way in which yarns are tied will determine the look of the finished patterns which will be woven into the cloth."

- Indigo dyed "boro" cotton striped panel with kasuri fabric patches

- Circa late nineteenth/early twentieth century

- Dimensions: 12.75" x 66.5"

Edited October 13, 2012 by misery

[misery]

Bump.. any interest before it hits the bay?