Mosen
Cooper Hewitt

Mosen

late 19th century

Medium: wool Technique: felted and patterned with tied-resist dyeing (shibori) Label: felted and tie-dyed wool
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
Cooper Hewitt

Rectangular rug made of wool which is felted, then patterned with tied resist dyeing, leaving large and small dots of yellow in a deep red-orange ground. Touches of green applied by brush. A mosen is a type of rug used in Japanese tea ceremonies.

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