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Shibori

Shibori is a general term which encompasses a wide range of shape-resist dyeing techniques including tie-and-dye, binding, stitching, pleating and clamping, etc. in which fabric resists dye and creates surface patterns, some extremely intricate and innovative.

An Indigo Dyed Cotton Shibori Yukata: Hand Pleated

ca. early twentieth century
54" x 52", 137 cm x 132 cm

Bold and graphic, this is a really... (more)



A Patched Length of Indigo Dyed Cotton: Akita Shibori as Butterflies

ca. late nineteenth, early twentieth century
51" x 12 1/4", 129.5 cm x 31 cm

This kind of... (more)



An Antique Arimatsu Shibori Yukata: Indigo Dyed Cotton

ca. early twentieth century
54" x 48", 137 cm x 122 cm

On our blog this week, there is a show... (more)



An Antique, Two Process Shibori Yukata: Complex and Beautiful

ca. first half twentieth century
57 1/2" x 48", 146 cm x 122 cm

A beautiful and bright indigo... (more)



A Child's Sekka Itajime Kimono: Indigo Dyed Cotton

ca. mid twentieth century
20" x 22 3/4", 51 cm x 60 cm

This small, gauzy cotton, shibori dyed... (more)



An Antique Indigo Dyed Cotton Shibori Yukata: Suji Shibori with Stencil Dyed Flowers

ca. early twentieth century
52" x 46", 134.5 cm x 117 cm

A stunning woman's yukata, or... (more)



An Elegant and Beautiful Akita Shibori Kimono: Bamboo and Paulownia Flowers

ca. mid twentieth century
52" x 47", 132 cm x 119.5 cm

What a stunning garment: beautifully... (more)



A Length of Indigo Dyed Cotton Akita Shibori: Sprays of Flowers

ca. late nineteenth, early twentieth century
37" x 12 1/4", 94 cm x 31 cm

This length of... (more)



Unavailable products

These products may be out of stock, or, if they were unique items, have been sold. They are left on the site for reference only.


A 'Chidori' Shibori Yukata

ca. mid Twentieth century
53" x 45", 134 cm x 114.5 cm

This is a cotton yukata dyed using... (more)



A Beautiful Two-Process Boro Fragment: Shibori over Katazome

ca. late Nineteenth, early Twentieth century
53" x 13", 134.5 cm x 33 cm

Highly unusual and... (more)



A Full Bolt of Rustic Indigo Dyed Cotton Shibori: Interlocking Circles Motif

ca. mid twentieth century
12 3/4" x 10 yards, 32.5 cm x 9.14 meters

This is a wonderfully... (more)



A Gorgeous Shirokage Shibori Han Juban: Masterful Precision in Dyeing

ca. late nineteenth, early twentieth century
28" x 18", 71 cm x 46 cm

This is a gorgeous... (more)



A Length of Asagi Indigo Shibori: Dragonflies and Spiderwebs

ca. late nineteenth, early twentieth century
43 1/2" x 13", 110.5 cm x 33 cm

This wonderfully... (more)



A Sekka Itajime Shibori Han Juban

ca. mid-to-late Twentieth century
25" x 47", 63 cm x 120 cm

This is a han juban, or 'half... (more)



A Sekka Itajime Shibori Yukata: Beautiful and Wearable

ca. mid Twentieth century
52" x 49", 132 cm x 124.5 cm

A dazzling piece of indigo dyed... (more)



A Silk Man's Juban: Mokume Shibori

ca. mid Twentieth century
53 1/2" x 50", 136 cm x 127 cm

This is a man's silk undergarment,... (more)



A Very Fine 'tatsumaki arashi' Shibori Cotton Yukata

Meiji Era, c. 1900
55" x 46" / 140 cm x 117 cm
This tatsumaki arashi, or diagonal diamond net... (more)



An Antique Double Arashi Shibori Fragment: Complex Indigo Dyeing Technique

ca. late nineteenth, early twentieth century
28 1/2" x 13", 72.5 cm x 33 cm

This is an... (more)



An Indigo Dyed Noragi: Itajime

ca. late Nineteenth century
35 1/2" x 52 3/4", 90 cm x 134 cm

This is a wonderfully handsome... (more)



Edo Period Shibori Dyed Chirimen Silk: Two Stitched Pieces

ca. mid nineteenth century
22 1/2" x 27 1/2", 57 cm x 70 cm

This lovely stitched pair of... (more)




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