A Zokin or Traditional Dust Cloth: One Lone Patch

mid twentieth century
10 1/4" x 13 1/4", 26 cm x 33.5 cm

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

This is a handsome zokin which is sewn from recycled, pieced, plaid cotton cloth which has been sashiko stitched in a loose, regular grid pattern. 

One lone patch on one of the two sides of this zokin add visual appeal.

Just wonderful.