{"product_id":"a-length-of-indigo-dyed-cotton-zanshi-ori-beautifully-faded-color-and-pattern","title":"A Length of Indigo Dyed Cotton Zanshi Ori: Beautifully Faded Color and Pattern","description":"\u003cp\u003elate nineteenth, early twentieth century\u003cbr\u003e64\" x 13 1\/2\", 162.5 cm x 34 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eZanshi ori\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is cloth that is woven from threads either leftover from home production of yarn making, or from broken threads that were purchased from local commercial weavers. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUsually the weft is fed with these random threads; if home threads are used, knotted slubs can often be seen and this piece shows a fair number of these knotted slubs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis piece is textbook \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ezanshi ori\u003c\/em\u003e: a variegated weft of amazingly subtle color tones of blues, greys and neutrals all in uneven, unregulated bands, most of them narrow.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe color and the subtlety of the length is hard to describe in photos and the ones accompanying this post unfortunately do not do the piece justice as the color tones are richer or more nuanced than shown here. This also applies to its texture which is beautifully hand woven.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is very handsome and recommended for someone who likes \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ezanshi ori\u003c\/em\u003e or for someone wanting to collect or study it. There is overall fading and some surface abrasion which is not surprising given its age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVery recommended.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53491356270890,"sku":"kzv1794062935322","price":72.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0999\/8483\/4858\/files\/a-length-of-indigo-dyed-cotton-zanshi-ori-beautifully-faded-color-and-pattern_1.jpg?v=1794062940","url":"https:\/\/canvasbagcarrywear.shop\/products\/a-length-of-indigo-dyed-cotton-zanshi-ori-beautifully-faded-color-and-pattern","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}