Okuso-zakkuri - Woven Hemp Waste Fiber JacketThis is an okuso zakkuri; For those serious about Japanese folk textiles, the fiber called okuso is an important one to know about because it embodies everything relevant about rural life, primarily the concept of mottainai which cautions not to waste a thing. It is also a prized cloth among connoisseurs of Japanese country textiles. Before rural Japanese could obtain cotton or silk, people made threads from tree and grass bast fibers. Hemp was used

Dimensions: Length: 49"

Late 1800's

The futonji was often decorated with auspicious symbols of good luck

Stitched together via sasiko

In excellent condition without holes or repairs

and is surrounded on all sides with pine

The only one like it in our collection

Traditional wrapping cloth decorated with tsutsugaki

well worn indigo tsutsugaki wedding futon cover with baku (tapir) motif

Mid 1900's

Dimensions: 6" x 21"

dyed with botanical indigo