{"product_id":"a-length-of-katazome-cotton-bats-and-swallows","title":"A Length of Katazome Cotton: Bats and Swallows","description":"\u003cp\u003elate nineteenth, early twentieth century\u003cbr\u003e32 3\/4\" x 13 1\/4\", 83 cm x 33.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat an interesting length of indigo dyed \u003cem\u003ekatazome\u003c\/em\u003e cotton. It shows a fairly dense repeat pattern of a coveted subject in Japanese folk textiles, that of the bat, a cherished symbol that conveys a wish for good luck.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere we see a bat stylized in three different ways and rendered in different sizes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe flurry of flying and darting bats crowds the surface of the textile and this design is interspersed with images of swallows flying through two seemingly interlocking rings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArcs of dotted lines suggesting autumn grasses are a connecting element in this complex design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe length is in good, used condition and it is lightly starched.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a beautifully made length of old \u003cem\u003ekatazome\u003c\/em\u003e and certainly one that is recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53491357450538,"sku":"ajj1794062985124","price":57.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0999\/8483\/4858\/files\/a-length-of-katazome-cotton-bats-and-swallows_1.jpg?v=1794062990","url":"https:\/\/canvasbagcarrywear.shop\/products\/a-length-of-katazome-cotton-bats-and-swallows","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}