Patchwork (boro) bedding liner (futon-uraji), 19th century
Unknown Japaneseexpand_more
Cloth: hemp and cotton patchwork; shibori (tie-dyeing)expand_more
The John R. Van Derlip Fund and the Mary Griggs Burke Endowment Fund established by the Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke Foundation; purchase from the Thomas Murray Collectionexpand_more 2019.20.141
Not on Viewexpand_more
Technique: Patchwork (boro)
Originally used as a bedding liner (futon-uraji), this textile was sewn to the underside of a bedding cover (futonji), between which cotton batting would have been inserted for insulation. Because such liners were not visible, they were typically made of rewoven fabrics or patchwork (boro) textiles, as is the case here. Most of these patches are made of undyed hemp, but some are also of cotton dyed with indigo.
Details
- Title
- Patchwork (boro) bedding liner (futon-uraji)
- Role
- Maker
- Accession Number
- 2019.20.141
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Murray et al. 2018, pl. 120
- Curator Approved
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