Vintage Japanese Sarasa calico cotton textile wasarasa (b-42)

This beautiful calico textile is called Wasarasa(Japanese calico).

Production of Japanese sarasa (calico) began in the Edo period when skillful Japanese dye workers found a method to inspire the designs of Indian calicos. 

Sarasa is a plain-weave cloth dyed with various patterns, and has been made in a wide range of Asian countries, including Java, India, and Persia, since ancient times. 

The main designs are an arabesque pattern with a continuous pattern of flowers and grasses, and a medallion pattern with a kaleidoscope of paisley motifs resembling tree leaves.

The charm of chintz lies in its life-like patterns that capture lifestyles and natural scenery, and in the depth of the patterns that can be enjoyed through the layering of many colored patterns.

size:150cm×141cm

material:cotton