Antique Japanese Zanshi Indigo Cotton Textile

Item	Zanshi Indigo Cotton Textile Part of an old futon cover.
Age	Early 1900s
Fabric	100% Cotton, hand loomed, homespun, thick & soft. Note... slubs (thick fibers) in various areas.
Size	13 inches X 4.3 feet 34 X 130 cm Medium-Heavy Weight
Condition	Very Good o Condition. No holes, No Spots. We washed & ironed this textile. This textile is ready to use in your project or to hang as wall art.
Comments	Zanshi is a Japanese word which means 'vestige' or 'leftover'. Zanshi textiles were woven from extra threads which remained after looming fixed pattern weavings. These limited quantities of leftover zanshi threads were unable to be used as such because there were not enough to make another weaving of the same pattern. Thus, these vestige threads were used to create wonderful one-of-a-kind Japanese Zanshi folk weavings. At the time they were made, zanshi textiles were regarded as seconds, or items that were not up to normal quality standards. Today collectors from all parts of the world cherish Japanese zanshi.