Indigo Mist Ramie
A light, translucent ramie cloth with an open plain weave, irregular yarn and a softly weathered blue surface.
One complete piece
Width: approx. 43 cm · Recorded total: approx. 120 cm
- Quantity 1
- Approx. 120 × 43 cm as one complete textile
Recorded dimensions describe the documented textile, not live stock. Check Etsy for current availability, options and pricing.
- Object ID
- TA-JN-0010
- Origin
- Jiangnan · Attributed to Jiangnan; specific locality uncertain
- Period
- c. 1940s–1960s
- Dating confidence
- estimated
- Material
- Ramie
- Dimensions
- Approx. 120 × 43 cm (length × width)
- Technique
- Handwoven homespun · Plain weave
- Pattern
- Unpatterned
- Colours
- Indigo blue
- Washed
- Yes
Object condition
Washed and pressed, light and softly relaxed. The supplied description identifies three small holes or weakened areas, surviving older edge stitching, fraying and variation in yarn thickness, weave density and colour.
Identification notes
A light, translucent ramie cloth with an open plain weave, irregular yarn and a softly weathered blue surface.
Regional attribution: Attributed to Jiangnan; specific locality uncertain. The exact maker, workshop and production year are not documented.
Indigo describes the recorded blue colour and source attribution; the dye composition has not been laboratory confirmed.
