Gorgeous 19th C. Handwoven Mat of Calico Fabrics hunting whistle a Japanese textile designer (and

a Japanese textile designer (and National Treasure) renowned for his stencil patterns and dying techniques applied to the creation of kimono

clasped just below her waist

some wear of paint along the edges of the lid and base where they meet

and a very charming one

Gorgeous 19th C. Handwoven Mat of Calico Fabrics hunting whistle a Japanese textile designer (andMy new favorite old thing, and one I'd be especially glad to keep for myself to my eye just as beautiful as can be. I'm guessing this was made as a table mat, 2nd half 19th c. I believe, woven of scraps of hand dyed calicos. The combination of soft variegated indigo blues with red on white prints that read as pinks of various intensities just makes me swoon, all the better for the free form shape, a little wider at one end than the other and narrower