Japanese Antique Wisteria Mon Futon Cover

Japanese antique light blue futon cover with a large wisteria crest of the Fujiwara clan surrounded by floating shochikubai elements

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Japanese Antique Wisteria Mon Futon Cover

SKU 1507095 Categories Futon Cover, Textiles Tags asian antique, Fujiwara, futon cover, Japanese antique, Japanese textile, wisteria

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Region	Japanese

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Japanese antique wisteria mon futon cover. Made of cotton and sewn together in four panels, this futon cover is decorated with the large wisteria blossom crest (Fuji no Mon) of the Fugiwara clan. The Fugiwara family gained political power through diplomacy and intermarriages with the imperial family from the 9th to the 12th century. Besides this, the wisteria blossom is a symbol of grace, longevity and refined beauty.
The futon cover is a light blue color and is dyed using tsutsugaki paste resist technique. Around the crest are smaller images of pine, bamboo and plum (Shochikubai – the Three Friends of Winter).

Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)

Dimensions: 57″ high x 50″ wide

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Japanese antique wisteria mon futon cover. Made of cotton and sewn together in four panels, this futon cover is decorated with the large wisteria blossom crest (Fuji no Mon) of the Fugiwara clan. The Fugiwara family gained political power through diplomacy and intermarriages with the imperial family from the 9th to the 12th century. Besides this, the wisteria blossom is a symbol of grace, longevity and refined beauty.
The futon cover is a light blue color and is dyed using tsutsugaki paste resist technique. Around the crest are smaller images of pine, bamboo and plum (Shochikubai – the Three Friends of Winter).

Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)

Dimensions: 57″ high x 50″ wide

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Region	Japanese

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