why Japanese blue the main objects
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Boro is a Japanese word meaning "tattered rags". It refers to the way people used to recycle small pieces of fabric to make bedcovers, futons and clothing for daily use in Japan. (image above: Mingei Arts Gallery & Gordon Reece) These complex yet beautiful blue textile pieces tell us stories about Japanese families, their rural way of life and the economic situation in the northern part of the country from the Edo period up to the early Showa period (17th – early 20th century). Each piece is an heirloom handed down from generation to generation. For decades, humble hands have worked on these pieces of fabric to increase their lifespan. All these traces of darning and quilting were added to repair the boro but they were also a way to make the piece stronger and warmer, little by little, generation after generation.