Indigo and white five panel coverlet with tsutsugaki signature in one corner; four different sashiko patterns at each corner and tassels at two; sashiko on the long edge hem.
Blue noren panels; one panel with two medallions of sashiko with rust coloured applique and one panel with one sashiko medallion with rust coloured applique.
Wedding tsutsugaki featuring a central pine tree and crane with plum blossoms. a caped turtle and waterfall; scattered metallic gold spatters; 4 panels.
Creator
Unknown designer
Date
Meiji Period, 1868-1912
Contributor
Gift from Carol Lane Saber
Identifier
HCC_FA_2021_pt3-1710
Coverage
Japan
Extent
53 x 59-1/2
Curator Notes
Good condition. Donor notes: Brown field was originally blue; hand stitching at panel connection reinforced with machine stitching.
Blue, white, taupe, and rust katazome three panel wedding futon cover with symbols including cranes, caped turtles, plum blossoms, bamboo, and pine needles.
Blue and white wedding tsutsugaki with large central Hemiji Castle crest surrounded by four motifs, two each bamboo with pine and plum with pine; 4 panels.
Creator
Unknown designer
Date
Meiji Period, 1868-1912
Contributor
Gift from Carol Lane Saber
Identifier
HCC_FA_2021_pt3-1661
Coverage
Japan
Extent
52" x 56"
Curator Notes
Good condition. Some staining; hand stitching intact.
Multi-coloured tsutsugaki; four panels stitched prior to resist applications; separate circle motifs: caped turtle and bamboo branch; bamboo branch and cherry blossom joined by a crane; all motifs are multi-coloured except the cherry blossoms; double turned hem all four sides.