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79801: 1930s-50s Japanese Meisen Silk Fabric, AraiHari,Country Scene 59in.Pc

Vintage Japanese Textiles:

1930s-1950s Arai Hari Used Meisen Silk Kimono Piece

Stylized Modern Countryside Hill Scene (Old Japan)
Stylized, Abstract Flowers and trees

Width: 13.75 inches / 34.92 cm
Length: 59 inches / 149.86 cm

Catalog# 7980-1

US$20.00 per piece
plus shipping

Fabric History/Pedigree: Pieces received from a traditional Japanese kimono cleaner/reconstructor called Arai-Hari -- see an excellent explanation of traditional Arai Hari by textile expert John Marshall,by clicking HERE;

For an excellent 'how-to' do Arai-Hari oneself, we highly recommend Kae Warnock's Blog, Chocolate Factotum:

Fabric Description: This high-quality, 1930s-1950s kimono silk is a lightweight fabric, slightly translucent; Background color is cream color with countryside scene; design is of hills with trees and other tiny floraon the hills; motif is stylized using dark red, olive green, gray and black trees as well as the hills themselves; other colors used: light-colonial blue to gray, Typically of Meisen of this period, all designs are fuzzy with almost an Impressionistic sense; Motifs are same on both sides .

Colors: Please use our text color descriptions to complement your sense of the fabric due to differences in contrast and color on different devices.

Condition: Excellent.

Recommended for making scarves/accessories; framing or display.