Vintage Japanese Boro

$360.00

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Weight 1 kg
Dimensions 90 × 100 × 2 mm
Circa

1900

Material

Indigo Cotton

SKU: 10492 Categories: ,

Boro are a class of Japanese textiles that have been mended or patched together. The term is derived from Japanese boroboro, meaning something tattered or repaired. As hemp was more widely available in Japan than cotton, they were often woven together for warmth. The use of indigo dyes was common.