Indigo Willow
Fine pale willow-like lines run through a deep-blue cotton ground with small slubs and subtle colour variation.
Sold in 50 cm lengths
Width: approx. 62 cm · Recorded total: approx. 850 cm
- Quantity 1
- Approx. 50 × 62 cm
- Quantity 2
- Approx. 100 × 62 cm
Multiple quantities are cut as one continuous piece whenever possible. Recorded dimensions describe the documented textile, not live stock. Check Etsy for current availability, options and pricing.
- Object ID
- TA-CN-0023
- Origin
- China · China; Jiangnan / eastern China is only a likely attribution
- Period
- c. 1940s–1950s
- Dating confidence
- estimated
- Material
- Cotton
- Dimensions
- Approx. Width 62 cm; recorded total length 850 cm
- Technique
- Handwoven homespun · Yarn-dyed weave
- Pattern
- Fine woven stripes
- Colours
- Indigo blue · Pale natural cotton
Object condition
Vintage cotton with natural yarn and weaving irregularities. The supplied photographs document the surface, edges and surviving condition. The current owner reports no pre-washing; earlier washing history is unknown.
Identification notes
Fine pale willow-like lines run through a deep-blue cotton ground with small slubs and subtle colour variation.
Regional attribution: China; Jiangnan / eastern China is only a likely attribution. The exact maker, workshop and production year are not documented.
The pattern is described as woven into the cloth, rather than printed on its surface.
Indigo describes the recorded blue colour and source attribution; the dye composition has not been laboratory confirmed.
