{"title":"Kasuri","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrowse our Kasuri collection. New Arrival.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-patched-length-of-homespun-cotton-kasuri-tamba","title":"A Patched Length of Homespun Cotton Kasuri: Tamba","description":"\u003cp\u003eca. late nineteenth, early twentieth century\u003cbr\u003e62 1\/2\" x 14\", 158.75 cm x 35.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Japanese speak of \u003ci\u003eito aji\u003c\/i\u003e, or \"thread taste\" when describing a wonderful cotton cloth that is hand woven from hand spun cotton.  This piece of hand woven cotton \u003ci\u003ekasuri \u003c\/i\u003ecloth is a rich in \u003ci\u003eito aji\u003c\/i\u003e--and it has a marvelous provenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis cloth was said to have been woven in Tamba, in Hyogo prefecture, which is home to the famous Tambafu, a country cloth of a cotton warp and a \u003ci\u003etsumugi \u003c\/i\u003esilk weft that has become very much associated with Yanagi Soetsu and his Mingei movement.  Tambafu is deeply treasured in Japan; it is one of the most precious traditional, rural textiles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe indigo of this length of crisp white resist dyed checks is a deep blue-black.  There is one small hole and 7 patches along the length of the wonderfully woven, very gorgeous piece of cloth from Tamba.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeautiful.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68158739054781,"sku":"gub1793955777818","price":73.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/5053\/4333\/files\/a-patched-length-of-homespun-cotton-kasuri-tamba_1.jpg?v=1793955783"},{"product_id":"a-kasuri-cotton-zokin-grid-and-x","title":"A Kasuri Cotton Zokin: Grid and X","description":"\u003cp\u003eca. mid twentieth century\u003cbr\u003e\n10 1\/2\" x 13\", 26.5 cm x 33 cm \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eZokin\u003c\/i\u003e are traditional Japanese dustrags which are almost always made from layered and \u003ci\u003esashiko\u003c\/i\u003e stitched scraps of cloth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\nThis is a very handsome \u003ci\u003ezokin \u003c\/i\u003ewhich is sewn from recycled cotton \ncloth, probably about four layers in all, and is notable for the \ncentral, hand stitched\n \"X\" which dominates this every-day cloth.  The cotton is indigo dyed and is an elaborate, checked \u003ci\u003ekasuri\u003c\/i\u003e, with a bit of slight discoloration up the middle. \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eGraphic and appealing.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68158754685117,"sku":"jem1793955836614","price":11.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/5053\/4333\/files\/a-kasuri-cotton-zokin-grid-and-x_1.jpg?v=1793955844"}],"url":"https:\/\/mileskeenstore.shop\/collections\/kasuri.oembed","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}