Boro Noragi - Tattered Fisherman's Workcoat futon wave-like pattern

wave-like pattern

presumably the owner's name

Small areas of loss to the upper right hand panel

We mostly see boro futon and work jackets - this textile is a fantastic example of the beauty of unintended art and a rather rare example of a boro textile

They are said to consume nightmares and protect dreamers while they sleep

Boro Noragi - Tattered Fisherman's Workcoat futon wave-like patternThis is a heavy, well worn indigo Japanese boro fisherman's noragi made from a wonderful assortment of layered botanical indigo dyed solid and striped cottons. This is a Japanese fisherman's boro noragi (ragged workcoat). The jacket is made from a wonderful assortment of indigo dyed cottons which have been layered and held together with hundreds of sashiko stitches to reinforce, repair, and prolong the life of the jacket. The proper outside cotton has