currently featuring A SMALL SAMPLING OF:

meiji era textiles from the EXTENSIVE collection of kim schuefftan

A long-term resident of Japan since the early 1960s, Kim Schuefftan was a seminal editor of over 100 books on Japanese food, ceramics, cloth, and folk craft, including The Unknown Craftsman, Hamada Potter, and Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art. With a keen eye for craftsmanship and unique handiwork, Schuefftan collected this collection of magnificent thought-inspiring Tohoku and northern Kanto indigo pieces over the course of more than a decade from the late 1970s to late 1980s, scouring flea markets on his travels throughout Japan.

Each of these rag woven, stitched, and patched noragi jackets and sodenashi vests tells a story of where it came from and whose hands performed the loving work over generations to preserve the life of, and eventually enhance the beauty and heart of the garment.