{"product_id":"an-old-cotton-zabuton-overdyed-indigo-and-faux-indian-design","title":"An Old Cotton Zabuton: Overdyed Indigo and Faux Indian Design","description":"\u003cp\u003elate nineteenth century\u003cbr\u003e21 1\/4\" x 20\", 54 cm x 51 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a cover for a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ezabuton,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea traditional Japanese seating cushion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is hand stitched from hand loomed cotton: the central panel of the \u003cem\u003ezabuton\u003c\/em\u003e cover is a piece of very nice \u003ci\u003e(\u003c\/i\u003eapparently commercially made\u003ci\u003e) \u003c\/i\u003eold cotton that is meant to mimic the style of an Indian \u003cem\u003ekalamkari\u003c\/em\u003e which is a kind of elaborately hand drawn, hand painted, dyed and mordanted decorative cloth\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSurrounding this fragment is a border and backing of green colored hand spun, hand loomed cotton: the gorgeous, green tone is the result of cotton being first dyed in indigo and then over dyed in a yellow dye. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease look carefully at the attendant detail photos to see that there is some ingrained dirt and very faint stains to this green cotton, which is not surprising to note since this\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ezabuton\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecover is about 100 years old and was used in someone's home. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNote as well a few loose threads to the seams.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA really charming home textile from old Japan--easily stuffed to make a pillow or even easier to display as art.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57626899677256,"sku":"kzr1794065856192","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/2780\/6536\/files\/an-old-cotton-zabuton-overdyed-indigo-and-faux-indian-design_1.jpg?v=1794065861","url":"https:\/\/tweedweavefit.shop\/products\/an-old-cotton-zabuton-overdyed-indigo-and-faux-indian-design","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}