Description:

This is a piece of deadstock (like new, unused stock) from the 1950's, a light-weight Japanese kimono cotton which measures 14.25" X 1.5yards; No selvage; This fabric is woven to be slightly textured to the touch; not quite seersucker but a bit unsmooth to the touch.

Colors: Very Dark Blue (lighter indigo blue) & white.

Motifs: Traditional Japanese design,tiny squares (.125 / 1/8th inch square) which are themselves each in four quadrants; these squares (also called komon, lit. 'little family crests') are arranged in rows (see closeups above).

Condition: EXCELLENT/ like New; .

Recommended Resources: Japanese Accents in Western Interiors Rao & Mahoney Japanese Indigo Design: The Collection of Sadako Fukui Tomoe Ohmae Art to Wear With Asian Flair Stephanie Masae Kimura Bags With Style Stephanie Masae Kimura Quilting With Japanese Fabrics Kathy Pippin Make Your Own Japanese Clothes: Patterns and Ideas for Modern Wear John Marshall Other Recommendation, Wear of traditional kimono: BOOK OF KIMONO

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