Asa Textiles: Natural Bast Fiber
Asa is a general term used to refer to cloth woven from bast fiber such as ramie, hemp, linden, wisteria, nettle, kudzu, etc. Asa is akin to linen. We offer mainly hemp and ramie examples, often hand plied and hand woven, as they were the most common asa fibers woven in Japan.
A Bolt of Hemp Mosquito Netting: Rural North Eastern Japan
early twentieth century7 3/4 yards x 12", 7 m x 30.5 cm ... (more)
A Length of Safflower Dyed Woven Bast Fiber: Extremely Finely Hand Plied and Woven Cloth
mid to late nineteenth century54" x 11 3/4", 137 cm x 30 ... (more)
A Fragment of Precious Bashofu: Prized Banana Fiber Cloth from Okinawa
late nineteenth, early twentieth century19 1/2" x 13", 49... (more)
A Fragment of Precious Bashofu: Plain Banana Fiber Cloth
late nineteenth, early twentieth century22 1/2" x 11 3/4"... (more)
A Beautiful Length of Precious Bashofu: Banana Fiber Cloth from Okinawa
late nineteenth, early twentieth century21 1/2" x 12 1/2"... (more)
A Fragment of Bashofu: Precious Banana Fiber from Okinawa
late nineteenth, early twentieth century21 1/2" x 12 1/2"... (more)