This is a pure cotton antique cloth hand-woven about 280 years ago, filled with warmth.
Carefully dyed in Kyoto and firmly woven in Niigata, this cloth has been carefully passed down through generations alongside precious documentation detailing its creation. It maintains a breathtakingly beautiful appearance even today, transcending the passage of time.

◆ Product Features and Appeal

From the Edo period to the Meiji period, "indigo dyeing" was used for almost everything in Japan.
Dyeing cotton, silk, and linen in deep and beautiful shades, it charmed many people, including British chemist Robert William Atkinson who came to Japan, as the uniquely Japanese blue known as "Japan Blue."
Indigo dyeing, which pairs exceptionally well with cotton, has wonderful properties such as increasing the strength of the fabric, making it difficult for insects to attach, and providing a bactericidal effect.
Please enjoy the overwhelming texture woven by artisans' handwork and nature's blessings, which does not lose its depth even after a long period of time.

◆ Technique name, description

Handweaving and Indigo Dyeing (Kyoto dyeing / Niigata weaving)
A traditional technique carefully woven thread by thread by artisans and dyed in multiple layers using traditional natural Japanese indigo, maximizing both the strength and beauty of the fabric.

◆ Pattern Name, Meaning

Plain-style (featuring beautiful textures and vertical streaks characteristic of handwoven fabrics)

◆What kind of people used it?

From the Edo to Meiji periods, it was used by ordinary people for everyday clothing, farm work clothes ("noragi"), sleeping garments, gloves, and foot pads, as well as futon covers, furoshiki wrapping cloths, noren curtains, and oil covers ("yutan"), closely accompanying daily life.

◆ Recommended occasions

Recommended for room interiors as wall hangings or tapestries, table covers, or as materials for daily handicrafts and remaking for antique lovers, bringing the warm history of Japan into your living space.

◆ 商品の特徴・魅力

江戸時代から明治時代にかけて、日本中であらゆるものに用いられた「藍染」。
綿や絹、麻の生地に深く美しく染まり、日本独自の美しい青色「ジャパン・ブルー」として、来日した英国の化学者ロバート・ウィリアム・アトキンソンをはじめ、多くの人々を魅了しました。
綿素材と非常に相性が良い藍染には、生地自体の強度を高め、虫を寄せ付けにくくし、さらには殺菌効果もあるという優れた特徴があります。
長い年月を経てもなお深みを失わない、職人の手仕事と自然の恵みが織りなす圧倒的な風合いをお楽しみいただけます。

◆ 技法名称、説明

手織りおよび藍染（京都染め・新潟織り）
職人の手によって一本の糸から丹念に織り上げられ、日本古来の天然藍で幾重にも染め上げられた伝統的な技法です。布の強度と美しさを最大限に引き出しています。

◆ 文様名称、意味

無地調（手織り布ならではの糸の表情や縦の筋が美しい味わいを生み出しています）

◆ 商品仕様・詳細 / Product Specifications and Details