{"product_id":"a-length-of-boro-kasuri-shrimp-patch","title":"A Length of Boro Kasuri: Shrimp Patch","description":"\u003cp\u003eearly to mid twentieth century\u003cbr\u003e63\" x 12 1\/4\", 160 cm x 31 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a beautifully bold and wonderfully patched length of indigo dyed \u003cem\u003ekasuri\u003c\/em\u003e cotton.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe base cloth shows a repeat pattern of oversized well cover motifs interspersed by a design of four interlocking diamond shapes which, when they intersect, they form a kind of traditional tree bark motif called \u003cem\u003ematsukawabishi.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout six patches are hand stitched to this base cloth, by far the most interesting of which shows an \u003cem\u003eegasuri\u003c\/em\u003e or picture \u003cem\u003ekasuri\u003c\/em\u003e shrimp: in old Japan the shrimp image conveyed a wish for long life--very old people are often doubled over, not unlike the form of a shrimp, which is the origin of this allusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a tear to the center of this \u003cem\u003eboro\u003c\/em\u003e length but otherwise it is in good, used condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA complex beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecommended.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47139825483823,"sku":"hvw1794054714159","price":57.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0764\/7005\/9055\/files\/a-length-of-boro-kasuri-shrimp-patch_1.jpg?v=1794054720","url":"https:\/\/heelcounterstabclad.shop\/products\/a-length-of-boro-kasuri-shrimp-patch","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}