Tsutsugaki Futon - Mon and climbing vine kotatsugake This is a large katazome

This is a large katazome floor covering or heath covering (kotatsugake)

It also protects the stitching from exposure

Dimensions: 13 x 41"

A beautiful example

The reverse of this futon is simply a mesmerizing construction of repairs and reinforcement

Tsutsugaki Futon - Mon and climbing vine kotatsugake This is a large katazomeThis tsutsugaki futon cover was purchased from a Japanese collector that held an exhibit in Japan of tsutsugaki examples. The central design is of dramatic, sprawling climbing vines that are mirrored from the center of the cover. The kamon, or mon, in each of the corners is called "hise uri" and is the emblem of the Oda Clan. The Oda clan was a family of Japanese daimyos who were to become an important political force in the unification of Japan in