A Commercially Produced Kasuri Cotton Zokin: Contrast

ca. mid twentieth century
10" x 13 3/4", 25.5 cm x 35 cm

Zokin are traditional Japanese dust rags which are almost always made from layered and sashiko stitched scraps of cloth.

This is a very handsome zokin which is sewn from recycled cotton cloth, probably about two or so layers in all.  The repurposed cloth which was used to create this zokin is machine-aided kasuri cotton, a boldly graphic, contrasting dark and light pattern.

Graphic and appealing.