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Peace and Thread

Antique Japanese Boro Indigo Dyed Floral Katazome Lumbar Pillow

Regular price $140.00 USD
Regular price Sale price $140.00 USD
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Pillow made in my Brooklyn studio from antique (late 19th/early 20th century) Japanese katazome indigo dyed cotton fabric. Mum katazome (resist dyed) fabric on both sides woth repeating mum pattern. One side also features a patch of a different mum fabric as well as a zanshi (cloth woven from remnant threads) patch. In Japanese culture, mums represent rejuvenation and longevity.

- Pillow cover alone measures 11" high x 17" wide.

Comes with a 12" x 21" pillow insert as shown. Insert has a cotton cover and 65% polyester and 35% cotton fill.

Antique fabric is backed with new heavy-weight cotton canvas for reinforcement.  

Inside pillow edges are serged with over-locking stitches for further durability.

Zippered closure.