Antique Japanese 19th Century Textile Okodaka Crest - Tsutsugaki 37"x63” #100 Bamboo Overall length: 11 3/4" (30cm)

Overall length: 11 3/4" (30cm)

Length = 11"

On the pommel (kashira)

57" x 78" x 25" (Width x Height x Depth)

red overglaze applied around outer surface and decorated with fine gold maki-e style landscape painting

Antique Japanese 19th Century Textile Okodaka Crest - Tsutsugaki 37"x63” #100 Bamboo Overall length: 11 3/4" (30cm)This exquisite piece of antique 100+ year old Japanese indigo, hand woven cotton features a central mon (family crest) design created using the traditional tsutsugaki dyeing technique. Tsutsugaki involves hand drawing patterns with a resist paste, resulting in intricate and vivid designs. This 3 panel fabric rendered in indigo hues was once a kakebuton (a kind of bedspread). The Kamon or family crest shown is the Tachi Omodaka mon. Symbolizing the