Tsutsugaki Futon - Mon and climbing vineThis tsutsugaki futon cover was purchased from a Japanese collector that held an exhibit in Japan of tsutsugaki examples. The central design is of dramatic, sprawling climbing vines that are mirrored from the center of the cover. The kamon, or mon, in each of the corners is called "hise uri" and is the emblem of the Oda Clan. The Oda clan was a family of Japanese daimyos who were to become an important political force in the unification of Japan in

considering it's age

Dimensions : 47 x 52in

The reverse of this futon is simply a mesmerizing construction of repairs and reinforcement

A fine example with many boro mending patches and beautiful indigo threads

This piece balances a blend of what most collectors seek in boro - a visual aesthetic of artfully constructed patchwork that gives a "modernist" feel and years of hard wear

The Japanese Phoenix auspiciously appears only in peaceful and prosperous times when it nests exclusively in paulownia trees

Dimensions: 12 x 24"

Heavily patched boro noragi displays years of use

People called cloth woven from Okuso "Oksuo-fu" and called workwear made from this cloth "Okuso-zakkuri"

from the word saku (to tear or rip) and oru (to weave)

Dimensions: 6" x 21"

Outer jacket shows a handsome display of variegated indigo cottons