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Boro Garments

The boro, or 'ragged' patched and mended garments offered here are mainly work garb, used by men as well as women and by farmers, lumberman, fisherman and the like; generally these garments are made of indigo dyed cotton primarily, however there are examples in asa, or bast fibers woven from plant fibers such as ramie and  hemp.

A Beautifully Patched Indigo Dyed Hemp Boro Koshimaki: "Half Slip"

ca. early twentieth century
21" x 45", 53.5 cm x 114 cm

This long, boro textile is an indigo... (more)



A Very Sashiko Stitched Indigo Dyed Cotton Noragi: Wearable

ca. early to mid twentieth century
35" x 44", 89 cm x 101.5 cm

This layered, (more)



A Work Coat from Tohoku: Rustic Katazome Butterflies and Shima Striped Cottons

ca. early to mid twentieth century
39" x 54", 99 cm x 137 cm

This is a really lovely,... (more)



A Marvelously Interesting Boro Nagagi: Equally Beautiful Inside and Out

ca. mid twentieth century
42 1/2" x 49", 108 cm x 123.5 cm

This is a really wonderful work... (more)



A Mended Boro Noragi: Beautifully Composed Patches

ca. early to mid twentieth century
32" x 34", 81.5 cm x 86.5 cm

This is a fine, indigo dyed... (more)



A Pair of Jishiro Katazome Momohiki: Antique Hand Loomed Cloth and Machine Stitching

ca. mid twentieth century
33" x 24", 84 cm x 61 cm

This is a pair of momohiki, a kind of... (more)



A Pair of Very Patched Boro Momohiki: Traditional Cotton Work Trousers

ca. early twentieth century
28 3/4" x 13", 73 cm x 33 cm, each leg

What a fabulous pair of... (more)



A Cotton Yukata Sewn from Tenugui Towels

ca. early twentieth century
50" x 45", 127 cm x 114 cm

What a great piece.  This... (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 Beautifully Patched Boro Noragi: Layered Mendings

ca. early Twentieth century
23" x 54 1/2", 58.5 cm x 138.5 cm

A beautiful boro jacket.... (more)



A Boro Cotton Work Kimono: Patched Nagagi

early Twentieth century
49" x 48", 124.5 cm x 122 cm

This very patched, mended and... (more)



A Fascinating Cotton Boro Coat: Narrow Strips of Sewn Kasuri

ca. early twentieth century
45" x 42", 114 cm x 106.5 cm
Please look twice at the detail... (more)



A Magnificent Sashiko Stitched Boro Apron: Wonderful Fading, Patina and Wear

ca. late nineteenth century
19 1/2" x 25 14", 49.5 cm x 64 cm

Aprons were worn all the time... (more)



A Magnificently Interesting Boro Noragi: Clever Patching and Sashiko Stitching

ca. early to mid twentieth century
31" x 38", 79 cm x 96.5 cm

Really look at the detail... (more)



A Magnificently Sashiko Stitched Boro Noragi: Fabulous Patina and Wonderfully Unusual Patches

ca. late nineteenth, early twentieth century
32" x 48 1/2", 81.5 cm x 123 cm

This is an... (more)



A Patched and Mended Cotton Under-Kimono: Koshimaki

ca. early to mid twentieth century
29 1/2" x 46", 75 cm x 117 cm

This is a cotton... (more)



A Richly Colored Rural, Mid-Century Boro Coat: Layers and Patches

ca. mid twentieth century
22" x 47", 56 cm x 119.5 cm

This boro jacket which is pieced and... (more)



A Richly Patched Kasuri Boro Kimono: Layers of Patches and Mending

ca. early twentieth century
46" x 42", 117 cm x 106.5 cm

This indigo dyed cotton... (more)



A Rustic Indigo Dyed Boro Nagagi: Beautiful Patches, Eccentric Stitching

ca. late nineteenth, early twentieth century
47" x 46", 119.5 cm x 117 cm

If a boro... (more)



A Striped Cotton 'Apron': Open Back with Ties

ca. mid Twentieth century
32" x 44", 81 cm x 112 cm

This is an adorably homely little... (more)



A Very Boro Short Noragi: Layers of Patches with Eccentric Stitches

ca. late nineteenth, early twentieth century
23" x 45", 58.5 cm x 114.5 cm

This is a stunning... (more)




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