Antique Japanese Boro Indigo Cotton Cloth Katazome Shide Motif Shinto Edo Meiji Kyoto Ware It still functions for storage

It still functions for storage but shows significant damage

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resulting in one-of-a-kind patterns that cannot be replicated

this lidded storage box embodies the "Mingei" (folk art) spirit—finding beauty in everyday utilitarian objects

Wabi-Sabi Display: Display it as is to appreciate the history of the object and the care taken to preserve it despite the breakage

Antique Japanese Boro Indigo Cotton Cloth Katazome Shide Motif Shinto Edo Meiji Kyoto Ware It still functions for storageAntique Japanese Boro Indigo Cotton Cloth Katazome Shide Motif Late Edo Meiji BRKW167 This is a remarkable antique Japanese indigo dyed cotton cloth, likely used as a traditional maku (festival curtain) or a large, heavy duty wrapping cloth (furoshiki). The striking white design in the center was created using the traditional katazome (stencil dyeing) technique. It depicts a beautifully stylized, bundled Shidethe zigzag paper streamers used in Shinto