Antique 19th 20th C. Japanese Kinran Brocade Buddhist Textile Temple Banner Boro With Box Tea - Minimalist Kaiseki Ware

Tea - Minimalist Kaiseki Ware WO496

Edo Period Provenance: A genuine historical piece with the characteristic weight and texture of late-Edo regional kiln production

The trays feature a classic industrial aesthetic with a ribbed outer rim and a peanut-shaped cartouche framing the auspicious characters

6 inches Depth: 20cm / approx

Whether originally decorative or part of reused cloth fragments

Antique 19th 20th C. Japanese Kinran Brocade Buddhist Textile Temple Banner Boro With Box Tea - Minimalist Kaiseki WareThis 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,