Ink Cloud Current — Jiangnan Handwoven Homespun
A narrow black-ground Jiangnan homespun with blue-and-white supplementary-weft details: substantial, soft and quietly patterned, with original sizing still present.
Sold in 50 cm lengths
Width: approx. 31 cm · Recorded total: approx. 223 cm
- Quantity 1
- Approx. 50 × 31 cm
- Quantity 2
- Approx. 100 × 31 cm
- Quantity 3
- Approx. 150 × 31 cm
- Quantity 4
- Full recorded piece: approx. 223 × 31 cm, including the extra 23 cm at no additional charge
Multiple units are supplied as a continuous length. The full-piece offer applies when all four units remain available. These are the supplied listing terms, not live inventory; check the current Etsy listing before ordering.
- Object ID
- TA-JN-0005
- Origin
- Jiangnan · Likely Nantong / Chongming area
- Period
- c. 1940s–1960s
- Dating confidence
- estimated
- Material
- 100% handspun cotton
- Dimensions
- Approx. 223 × 31 cm recorded total; sold in 50 cm units
- Technique
- Handwoven homespun · Patterned weave · Supplementary-weft details
- Pattern
- Blue-and-white flowing marks · Dark patterned field
- Colours
- Black · Blue · Natural white
- Washed
- No
Object condition
Vintage and unwashed, retaining original sizing. Expect uneven handspun yarn, slubs, small natural cotton flecks, changes in weave density, irregular edges, loose fibres and subtle variations in the woven pattern.
Identification notes
The supplied listing describes handspun cotton woven on a wooden household loom. The blue-and-white pattern is formed in the cloth during weaving, not printed on the surface or embroidered afterward.
Tiny pale specks and interrupted blue lines give the dark ground a flowing rhythm. “Ink Cloud Current” is the name given to this piece by Tubu Atlas, evoking drifting clouds, fine rain or water over a dark surface; it is not presented as a documented historic motif name.
The cloth has body while remaining soft, flexible, textured and breathable. Its retained sizing gives it additional structure in its present unwashed state.
The supplied attribution is Jiangnan, most likely the Nantong / Chongming area, approximately 1940s–1960s, spanning the late Republican and early People’s Republic periods.
The approximately 31 cm width is recorded as the original narrow cloth width. It is suited to small bags, pouches, book and journal covers, patchwork, textile collage, cushion panels, table textiles, display and textile study.
Care from the supplied listing: wash separately in cool water only as needed. Avoid hot water, vigorous washing and prolonged soaking; prefer a short, gentle rinse.
A quiet pattern within a dark woven field
At a distance, this cloth reads as restrained and almost minimal. Close viewing brings forward the small blue-and-white woven marks and the uneven texture of the cotton yarn.
Its narrow format and retained sizing preserve important details of its current material character without assigning an unverified loom type or a universal symbolic meaning.
