Japanese Fireman's Hanten antique Katazome stenciled cotton with heavy

Katazome stenciled cotton with heavy sashiko stitching

and bamboo

These textiles were usually woven by people who had very little to call their own

A fine example with many boro mending patches and beautiful indigo threads

Japanese Fireman's Hanten antique Katazome stenciled cotton with heavyHeavy weight, densely stitched indigo dyed cotton. Tsutsugaki dyed cloth. Indigo background with red and white design on the reverse. Horizontal bands wrap around bottom of coat. Similar to reference work "Sumi Collection Hanten and Happi" coats (p. 25). Used by firemen in late 19th century Japan to extinguish blazes. Early to mid 1900s