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Japanese Fukusa, Carps in Pond, Smaller Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles: Pre 1980 item# 1006283
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Decorative Japanese summer kake fukusa (gift cover) with a pair of carps(koi) in the water. Circa mid Showa, 1960-1980. Dimensions: 22" x 19 3/4" (58.5cm x 50.2cm)

Japanese Fukusa, Carps in Pond, Large Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles: Pre 1980 item# 1006047
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Decorative Japanese summer kake fukusa with a pair of carps(koi). Circa 1960-1980. Dimensions: 30" x 25 1/2" (76.5cm x 64.5cm) The condition is clean all and all with some small stains in the lower right corner and some faint storage stain (shown in the photos).

Japanese Alter Cloth, Shishi Lion & Peony, Noh Shakkyo Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles: Pre 1920 item# 1002802
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Japanese altar cloth, uchishiki, decorated with sets of kara-shishi (Chinese-lions), peonies, rocks and clouds. Silk with cotton liner, some soiling and some stains 27" x 29" (68.6cm x 73.7cm) The lion is the king of beasts and is considered a messenger for Monju Bosatsu. They are often found guarding either side of a Shinto Shrine in Japan. The peony is the sovereign of the flowers, which symbolizes wea ...click for details

Antique Fukusa, Japanese Gift Cover, Kinki Shoga Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles: Pre 1900 item# 996214
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The theme on this fukusa (Japanese gift cover) is �Kin ki Sho ga�, four accomplishments of noblemen. For a man to be well balanced and eventually become a good leader, practicing (and become good at) of �Kin ki Sho ga� was encouraged during their leisure time; �Kin� (Jp. Koto, string music instrument), �ki� (jp. �Go�, Chinese chess), �sho� (calligraphy) and �ga� (painting). This started in China and was brought back to Japan by traveling monks studying Buddhism. It was a popular subjec ...click for details

Large Silk Brocade, Phoenix Birds on Paulownia Tree Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles: Pre 1960 item# 992486
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A large cloth, silk brocade, lined with cotton with ties on one side. Dimensions: 104 1/4�W x 45�L (2.65m x 1.14m). There are four 26� panels sewn together (sewing machine), each panel is decorated with a pair of phoenix birds parched on a paulownia tree in genuine gold leaves. The color of the silk is not as red as it appears in some photos. It is an elegant earth tone color of samon pink/orange/brown. The gold sparkles when it is hit by lights. The design in this color suggests that t ...click for details

Japanese Temple Cloth, Old Obi, silver brocade Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles: Pre 1900 item# 991142
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The fabric is thick, silver brocade that appears to be taken from a Japanese woman's old obi from late Edo period. The liner is cotton. During the Edo period (1602-1868), there was a custom that the family of a deceased woman would donate her favorite kimono to the temple; some beautiful temple cloths were created from those wonderful fabrics. The custom was likely to have continued after the period. The design on the fabric is the four benevolent animals of Chinese mythology; qulin, ...click for details

Japanese Buddhist Priest's Kesa, Phoenix and Flowers Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles: Pre 1900 item# 987771
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Japanese kesa, silk brocades, with the design of flying phoenix birds and hosoge flowers on navy blue/purple silk. Hosoge (housoge) are said to be mixtures of imaginary flowers that resemble lotus, palmette, pomegranate or peony. They can be seen in articles from the Nara period (710�784). With mythical birds and flowers, the image is of pure land and promising heaven. Dimensions: 78" x 45" Buddhism ...click for details

Antique Japanese Uchishiki Alter Cloth, Embroidered Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles: Pre 1900 item# 940525
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Antique uchishiki, Japanese alter cloth, embroidered on silk satin with Chinese theme, �The Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove�. Probably from late 18th to mid 19th century. 26 3/8" x 25" (67cm x 63 1/2cm). Condition: This is a beautiful antique textile even with some obvious damage and wear, still solid with a thick cotton backing. The wear is seen particularly on both ends of the design. This qualit ...click for details

Japanese fukusa, Nobleman�s Four Accomplishments, Poets Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles: Pre 1920 item# 934442
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Antique Japanese fukusa (gift cover), Yuzen-zome (paste regist dye) on silk kabe-ori (coarse crepe silk), early 1900s. Large fukusa, 28 1/4" width x 30 1/4" long. For a man to be a well balanced nobleman, there were requirements to be filled. 'Kin Ki Sho Ga', the four accomplishments of gentlemen, were chosen at an early time in China, practicing Kin (koto, music instrument), ki (go, Chinese ches ...click for details

Japanese Fukusa Gift Cover, Pine Tree in Takasago Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles: Pre 1920 item# 932954
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There is no visible image of God in the Japanese Shinto religion. For this reason, people naturally find the spirit of God in their surroundings. From the ancient times, God was said to dwell in pine trees and as a result, we find many Meiji fukusa today that are decorated with pine trees. Many of them have their roots in Noh play. Japanese Noh, which was patronized by Muromachi and Edo Shogun, and performed exclusively for the Samurai class, was actually developed from a dance that farmers ...click for details

Japanese Fukusa Gift Cover, Dragon Gate, Kinko on Carp Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles: Pre 1920 item# 878872
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Antique Japanese Fukusa (gift cover), Kinko (Ch. Qin Gao) on a giant carp. According to old Chinese legend, only a mighty carp can climb the upstream of the Yellow River where water plunges a hundred feet, turning into a water fall. When it does happen, a carp can turn into a dragon and is able to ascend to heaven. Based on the legend, a task that seems almost impossible to attain is called �passing the Dragon Gate�. ...click for details

Japanese Fukusa - Cranes, Pine Tree in Sumie Black Ink Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles: Pre 1940 item# 878715
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Cranes symbolize fidelity. They are known for not leaving their spouse�s side after their partner�s death. When pine needles fall, they fall as a pair and the color is evergreen. A pair of cranes under an old pine tree signifies the union of a couple. It is a perfect wedding fukusa (gift cover). The design is beautifully drawn here in Sumi-e black ink style on Shioze silk. Circa, Taisho to early Showa period, 1930-1940. Dimensions: 25 5/8" x 29"

Kesa, Japanese Buddhist Priest's Robe, Chrysanthemum Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Devotional Objects: Pre 1920 item# 878711
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Antique Japanese Kesa with the design of chrysanthemum, lined with silk, Meiji period. Dimensions: 35 1/4" x 64"

Antique Japanese Silk Kesa, Priest's Robe, Ouhi #2 Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles: Pre 1900 item# 876308
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A Japanese priest's silk ouhi (Buddhist priest's ritual arm - shoulder covering), the green/gray/black brocade silk with an overall design of cranes, pine, stylized shells, verlaid with white line divisions and asymetric gold thread kikyo (Chinese bell flower) designs, pale pink silk liner. Late Edo period. Dimensions - 11 1/8" x 54".

antique Japanese Kesa, Priest's Robe, Ouhi #1 Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles: Pre 1920 item# 876306
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A Japanese silk oohi (Buddhist priest's ritual shoulder covering), deep salmon pink brocade silk with an overall design of overlapping fan shaped panels and snowflakes interspersed with daisies and Chinese bell flowers, etc; internal corners with Japanese symbols on a white ground. The ties and liner are green silk. Meiji period. Dimensions - 12 1/2" x 58 1/2".

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