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vintage Japanese indigo hanten
vintage Japanese indigo hanten
vintage Japanese indigo hanten
vintage Japanese indigo hanten
vintage Japanese indigo hanten
vintage Japanese indigo hanten
vintage Japanese indigo hanten
vintage Japanese indigo hanten
vintage Japanese indigo hanten
vintage Japanese indigo hanten
vintage Japanese indigo hanten
vintage Japanese indigo hanten
vintage Japanese indigo hanten
vintage Japanese indigo hanten
vintage Japanese indigo hanten
vintage Japanese indigo hanten
vintage Japanese indigo hanten
vintage Japanese indigo hanten

vintage Japanese indigo hanten

$158.00

With its small proportions and bold indigo pattern, this hanten (short Japanese jacket) would make a lovely hanging textile, displayed with its sleeves spread to show the snowflake design. Known as sekka shibori (snowflower resist dyeing), the pattern is created by folding and clamping the cloth before dyeing to protect some areas from the colour. The soft transitions between indigo and pale cloth show where the dye has found its way into the folds.

Indigo-dyed textile with lining.

Length: 38 cm; underarm-to-underarm width: 30 cm

sourced in Japan.