Antique 19th 20th C. Japanese Kinran Brocade Buddhist Textile Temple Banner Boro With Box Textile Collection: An excellent specimen

Textile Collection: An excellent specimen for collectors of vintage textiles or for use as high-end material in remaking projects (bags

Whether originally decorative or part of reused cloth fragments

"Tokusei" Quality: The base bears a historical stamp indicating "Tokusei" (Special Make)

Tea - Minimalist Kaiseki Ware WO496

Antique 19th 20th C. Japanese Kinran Brocade Buddhist Textile Temple Banner Boro With Box Textile Collection: An excellent specimenThis is an antique Japanese Buddhist textile, estimated to date from the 19 20th century (Edo to Meiji period). While its exact original purpose is unspecified, its long rectangular shape and the materials used suggest it may have been a temple banner or a component of a Buddhist priest's robe (kesa). The front side is made of "Kinran" (gold brocade) fabric, intricately woven with traditional floral and foliate scrolling (karakusa) motifs using gold,