{"product_id":"a-length-of-very-faded-sakai-sarasa-powdery-delicate-color-tones","title":"A Length of Very Faded Sakai Sarasa: Powdery, Delicate Color Tones","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003emid to late nineteenth century\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e65\" x 12 3\/4\", 165 x 32.5 cm \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is a length of Japanese stencil dyed, hand spun, hand woven cotton cloth that is meant to evoke the feeling of Indian trade cloth or\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003esarasa.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSarasa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas collected by connoisseurs of beauty in Japan who were people of great means and high social position. The fact that\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003esarasa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas imported and exotic was a lure for attraction--and add to that the mastery of hand drawn design, color and dye achieved by Indian textile artisans that drew interested from Japan's elite.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSakai sarasa\u003c\/em\u003e, of which this is an example, is named for the Sakai area of Osaka where this type of cloth was produced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis length is heavily faded to a now powdery tonal scale. When this length was first dyed it was dyed in fairly saturated colors, rich tones, which have now softened to being almost unnoticeable. It is a beautiful effect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe cloth used to for\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSakai sarasa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a hand spun, hand woven cotton that is often gauzy  or clingy when draped and this length shows those characteristics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSakai sarasa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas a kind of luxury fabric in its day and even in the present era it is considered as such in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is a gorgeous length of cloth and a good example that shows that the passage of time and the exertion of wear can create a new form of beauty. Please note a few clusters of dark specks which are shown on the second detail photo after the lead photo here.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":71155844055228,"sku":"bdj1794067421234","price":67.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/3129\/9516\/files\/a-length-of-very-faded-sakai-sarasa-powdery-delicate-color-tones_1.jpg?v=1794067440","url":"https:\/\/festiveclad.shop\/products\/a-length-of-very-faded-sakai-sarasa-powdery-delicate-color-tones","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}