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Japanese Boro
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Edo Period Boro. Patchwork Hand sewn indigo dyed fabric made from 19th century Japanese
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Art

Japanese Boro
Japanese Boro
H 24 in W 53.5 in D 0.25 in
Antique Japanese Boro Textile Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century Japanese patchwork indigo cotton reconfigured into a pillow with blue linen back
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Pillows and Throws

Antique Japanese Indigo Boro Custom Pillow with Sashiko Stitching
Located in Glen Ellyn, IL
Custom pillow cut from an antique Japanese boro futon cover. The boro, meaning rags, has hand
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Early 20th Century Japanese Pillows and Throws

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Cotton

Custom Antique Japanese Indigo Boro Pillow with Sashiko Stitching
Located in Glen Ellyn, IL
Custom pillow cut from an antique Japanese boro futon cover. The boro, meaning rags, has hand
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Early 20th Century Japanese Pillows and Throws

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Cotton

Art of Boro
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
The Japansese word Boro means rag. In earlier times people recycled their hand woven kimonos, silk
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Quilts and Blankets

Art of Boro
Art of Boro
H 69 in W 48 in
Japanese Antique Indigo Hand Loomed Cotton Boro Pillow with Sashiko Stitching
Located in Glen Ellyn, IL
Custom pillow cut from an antique Japanese indigo boro futon cover. Every scrap of hand loomed
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Early 20th Century Japanese Pillows and Throws

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Cotton

Custom Pillow Cut from an Antique Japanese Cotton Indigo Boro Textile
Located in Glen Ellyn, IL
Custom pillow cut from an antique Japanese futon cover made from hand loomed cotton indigo from the
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Early 20th Century Japanese Pillows and Throws

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Cotton

Custom Pillow Cut from an Antique Japanese Cotton Indigo Boro Textile
Located in Glen Ellyn, IL
Custom pillow cut from an antique Japanese futon cover made from hand loomed cotton indigo, circa
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Early 20th Century Japanese Pillows and Throws

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Cotton

Custom Pillow Cut from an Antique Japanese Cotton Indigo Boro Textile
Located in Glen Ellyn, IL
Custom pillow cut from an antique Japanese futon cover made from hand loomed cotton indigo, circa
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Early 20th Century Japanese Pillows and Throws

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Cotton

Custom Pillow Cut from an Antique Japanese Cotton Indigo Boro Textile
Located in Glen Ellyn, IL
Custom pillow cut from an antique Japanese futon cover made from hand loomed cotton indigo, circa
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Early 20th Century Japanese Pillows and Throws

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Cotton

Custom Pillow Cut from an Antique Japanese Cotton Indigo Boro Textile
Located in Glen Ellyn, IL
Custom pillow cut from an antique Japanese futon cover made from hand loomed cotton indigo, circa
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Early 20th Century Japanese Pillows and Throws

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Cotton

Boro Style Moon Phase, Round Cushion, Indigo and Resit Dye Pillow
By Daniel Pontius
Located in Los Angeles, CA
antique fabrics. Fragments of Japanese indigo Boro fabric, Dong resist dye indigo, Chinese Minority, futon
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20th Century Asian Pillows and Throws

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Cotton

Japanese Boro Textile, circa 1890
Located in Culver City, CA
Japanese Boro textile, circa 1890. Beautiful indigo textile framed in walnut. Measures: 42.5
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Antique 1890s Japanese Primitive Quilts and Blankets

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Textile

Japanese Boro Textile, circa 1890
Japanese Boro Textile, circa 1890
H 44.5 in W 42.5 in D 2.25 in
Japanese "Boro" Ropemaker's Rug
Located in Greenwich, CT
Rare Japanese "Boro" textile - Boro, literally "rag" cloths, traditionally futon covers or rugs
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Quilts and Blankets

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Silk, Fabric

19th Century Japanese "Boro" Cloth
Located in Greenwich, CT
Rare Japanese "Boro" textile - Boro, literally "rag" cloths, traditionally futon covers or rugs
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Tapestries

Antique Japanese Boro Indigo Pillow
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Antique Japanese Boro indigo pillow This cotton face features a multi indigo gray, and blue
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20th Century Pillows and Throws

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Linen

Antique Japanese Boro Patchwork Indigo Lumbar Pillow
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Antique Japanese boro patchwork indigo lumbar pillow Size: 14 x 20 Hidden zipper closure, face is
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21st Century and Contemporary Pillows and Throws

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Cotton, Linen

Lumbar Pillow Made from Vintage Japanese Boro Fabrics
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Indigo Blue Lumbar Antique Japanese Boro Fabric Pillow. Size: 11" x 18" Original stitched panels
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21st Century and Contemporary Pillows and Throws

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Linen

Vintage Gray Japanese Boro Textile Lumbar Accent Pillow
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Vintage gray Japanese boro textile lumbar accent pillow Beautiful custom designed in our Full
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Early 20th Century Pillows and Throws

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Cotton, Linen

Vintage Japanese Boro Textile Accent Lumbar Pillow with Patchwork
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Vintage Japanese Boro textile accent lumbar pillow with Patchwork Beautiful custom designed, this
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20th Century Pillows and Throws

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Cotton, Linen

19th Century Japanese Boro Stitch Blanket Patchwork Black Large
Located in Vancouver, BC
age and wear. It was meant for living with and you can see the reinforced “boro” stitch throughout the
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Antique 1890s Japanese Arts and Crafts Quilts and Blankets

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Wool, Cotton

Japanese Rice Bag Blanket
Located in London, GB
translating as “scraps of cloth” in Japanese, Boro is a symbol of a “use everything and waste nothing
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Quilts and Blankets

Japanese Rice Bag Blanket
Japanese Rice Bag Blanket
H 55.12 in W 66.93 in D 0.04 in
Japanese Boro
Located in Darnestown, MD
This Japanese boro was tenderly made to preserve a futon cover in the late 19th century. Hand dyed
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Textiles

Antique Japanese Boro Indigo Pillow
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Antique Japanese Boro indigo pillow This cotton face features a multi indigo gray, and blue
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20th Century Pillows and Throws

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Linen

Lumbar Pillow Made from Vintage Japanese Boro Fabric
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Patchwork Style Lumbar Antique Japanese Boro Fabric Size: 14" X30" Includes Down Feather Insert 10
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21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Pillows and Throws

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Cotton, Down

Accent Pillow Made from Vintage Japanese Boro Fabrics
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Indigo Blue Antique Japanese Boro Fabric Pillow. Size: 22" x 22" Original stitched panels in faded
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21st Century and Contemporary Pillows and Throws

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Cotton

Euro Size Pillow Shams Made from Vintage Japanese Boro Fabrics
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Indigo Blue Lumbar Antique Japanese Boro Fabric Shams Size: 26x26 Does not include insert Original
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21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Pillows and Throws

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Cotton

Antique Japanese Boro Patchwork Indigo Lumbar Pillow Blue and White
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Antique Japanese Boro patchwork indigo lumbar pillow Size: 14 x 20 Hidden zipper closure, face is
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21st Century and Contemporary Pillows and Throws

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Cotton, Linen

Vintage Japanese Boro Textile Accent Lumbar Pillow with Patchwork
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Vintage Japanese Boro textile accent lumbar pillow with patchwork Beautiful custom designed in our
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Early 20th Century Japanese Pillows and Throws

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Linen, Cotton

Lumbar Pillow Made from Vintage Japanese Boro Fabric
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Batik Style Lumbar Antique Blue and White Pattern Size: 14X34 Includes Down Feather Insert 10/90 Blue / White cotton denim color tribal patterns create this beautiful unique lumbar. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Pillows and Throws

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Cotton, Linen, Down

Pillow Made from Vintage Japanese Boro Blue and White Fabric
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Batik Style Lumbar Antique Blue and white Tribal Pattern Size: 18X18 Includes Down Feather Insert 10/90 Blue / White cotton denim color tribal patterns create this beautiful unique l...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Pillows and Throws

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Cotton, Linen, Down

Japanese Indigo Boro Futon Cover
Located in Prahran, Victoria
An antique Japanese Boro textile futon cover. Made from hand dyed and hand loomed indigo cotton, It
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Early 20th Century Japanese Textiles

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Cotton

Japanese Indigo Boro Futon Cover
Japanese Indigo Boro Futon Cover
H 55.12 in W 34.65 in D 0.1 in
Pair of Japanese Boro Pillows
Located in Montecito, CA
Pair of rare handmade Japanese Boro Down Pillows made from unique pieced textiles; 18th-19th
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Pillows and Throws

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Fabric, Feathers

Pair of Japaneses Boro Pilliows
Located in Montecito, CA
A pair of fabulous Japanese Boro pillows; pieced patchwork from textiles dating 18th - 19th Century
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Pillows and Throws

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Fabric, Feathers

Pair of Japanese Boro Pillows
Located in Montecito, CA
A pair of custom Japanese Boro patchwork pillows utilizing 18th-19th Century textile fragments with
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Pillows and Throws

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Fabric, Feathers

18th Century Japanese Boro Cloth
Located in Montecito, CA
Japanese Boro Textile' a patchwork of 18th Century indigo and brown textile fragments pieced
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Quilts and Blankets

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Fabric

Vintage Green Japanese Boro Futon Decorative Bolster Pillow
Located in Oakland Park, FL
Vintage Japanese Boro Futon decorative bolster pillow Decorative bolster pillow handcrafted with a
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Vintage 1970s Japanese Japonisme Pillows and Throws

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Linen, Down, Feathers, Cotton

Japanese Boro Textile
Located in San Francisco, CA
Assembled from Indigo dyed cotton fragments this circa 1900 Futon cover is a perfect example of this form of folk art. I have had the opportunity to offer a number of these over the ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Quilts

Japanese Boro Textile
Japanese Boro Textile
H 51 in W 56 in
Vintage Long Grey and Black Japanese "Boro" Textile Decorative Bolster Pillow
Located in Oakland Park, FL
Vintage long grey and black Japanese Boro textile decorative bolster pillow, self-welt in the same
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Japonisme Pillows and Throws

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Cotton

Antique Japanese boro pillow
Located in Newport Coast, CA
Antique Japanese hand-sticthed boro. Feather and down insert, zipper enclosure
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Vintage 1940s Japanese Pillows and Throws

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Cotton

Japanese Boro Fabric Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Boro fabric in the classic Indigo color is used for these pillows.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Pillows and Throws

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Down, Linen

Pair of Japanese boro pillows
Located in Newport Coast, CA
Pair of Japanese striped boro pillows, with original patches. Feather and down inserts, zipper
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Vintage 1940s Japanese Pillows and Throws

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Cotton

Late 19th century Japanese Boro
Located in Sausalito, CA
Late 19th century (Meiji) futon cover called "Boro" or "rags" made up of indigo dyed cotton rags
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Quilts and Blankets

Japanese Boro Indigo Futon Cover
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Particularly attractive, well worn Boro. Largest area on one side is 19th C. Other patches early
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Quilts and Blankets

Pair of Japanese Boro Textile Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Patched Japanese indigo fabrics. Feather and down fill
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Pillows and Throws

Antique Japanese Boro Futon Textile on Stretcher Bars.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Patchwork Indigo.
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Quilts and Blankets

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Cotton

Old African textile pillows {pair}
Located in Newport Coast, CA
Vintage African plaid/stripe pillows backed in Japanese boro. Zipper enclosure
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Vintage 1940s Pillows and Throws

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Linen, Cotton, Feathers

Antique Chinese batik pillow
Located in Newport Coast, CA
Vintage Chinese batik pillow backed in Japanese boro. feather and down insert, zipper enclosure.
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Vintage 1940s Pillows and Throws

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Cotton

Antique African Striped Pillows {pair}
Located in Newport Coast, CA
Pair of vintage African textile striped pillows, backed in Japanese boro. Feather and down inserts
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Vintage 1940s Pillows and Throws

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Cotton

Pair of African Striped Pillows
Located in Montecito, CA
A very unusual pair of African Indigo Hemp striped down pillows with japanese boro backing; 19th
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Antique 19th Century Central African Pillows and Throws

Antique Sakaburkuo and Boro Finished with Fringe Pillow
By Bradley Bayou
Located in Los Angeles, CA
hand sewn antique Japanese boro quilt. Boro is a term frequently used to describe lovingly patched
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21st Century and Contemporary American Japonisme Pillows and Throws

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Fabric

Japanese Indigo Cotton Boro Panels
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Japanese patchwork textiles. Boro Panel # 1 on left, $1650 Boro Panel # 2 on right, $1750
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Early 20th Century Japanese Textiles

Antique Japanese patched boro pillows {pair}
Located in Newport Coast, CA
Pair of all indigo, hand-stitched, patched boro pillows. feather and down inserts, zipper
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Vintage 1940s Japanese Pillows and Throws

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Cotton

19th Century "Boro" Quilt
Located in Sausalito, CA
Futon cover called "Boro" or "rags" made up of indigo dyed cotton rags sewn together from recycled
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Quilts and Blankets

19th Century "Boro" Quilt
H 72.5 in W 59 in
Incredible Boro Futon Cover
Located in santa monica, CA
THIS BEAUTIFUL LARGE BORO IS SEWN OF 19TH C RAGS AND PATCHES. THE DIVERSITY OF PATCHES IS A
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Quilts and Blankets

Japanese Boro
Located in Sausalito, CA
Cotton futon cover called, "Boro," Mounted.
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Quilts and Blankets

Japanese Boro
Japanese Boro
H 79.25 in W 63.5 in
Antique Japanese Boro Pillow, Indigo Cotton with Sashiko Stitching
Located in Glen Ellyn, IL
Custom pillow cut from an antique Japanese Boro futon cover. Made from patches of cotton indigo
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Early 20th Century Japanese Pillows and Throws

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Cotton

Antique Japanese Boro Pillow, Indigo Cotton with Sashiko Stitching
Located in Glen Ellyn, IL
Custom pillow cut from an antique Japanese Boro, circa 1900. The boro futon cover is made from
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Early 20th Century Japanese Pillows and Throws

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Cotton

Antique Japanese Boro Pillow, Indigo Hand Loomed Cotton with Sashiko Stitching
Located in Glen Ellyn, IL
Custom pillow cut from an antique Japanese Boro futon cover. The boro is made from scraps of hand
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Early 20th Century Japanese Pillows and Throws

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Cotton

Vintage Japanese Boro Textile
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Beautiful Boro, antique patched textile from the late Edo period, 1750-1860.     
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Tapestries

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Textile

Vintage Japanese Boro Textile
H 45.28 in W 29.53 in D 0.08 in
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Japanese Boro For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the Japanese boro you’re looking for. A Japanese boro — often made from fabric, cotton and linen — can elevate any home. If you’re shopping for a Japanese boro, we have 15 options in-stock, while there are 2 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Japanese boro — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A Japanese boro, designed in the style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one Japanese boro that is appealing in its simplicity, but Full Bloom Cottage produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Japanese Boro?

Prices for a Japanese boro can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $125 and can go as high as $10,900, while the average can fetch as much as $298.
Questions About Japanese Boro
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Japanese boro textiles are fabrics made by patching together scraps of other fabrics. Artisans use the material for crafting pillows, bags, apparel and other items. Find a variety of Japanese boro textiles from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.

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