8016:1980s Japanese Tsumugi Silk,Complex Ornate,Pixelated, 61in.Pc, Dark Greens, Geometrics

  Traditional Japanese Textiles:

1980's Japanese Tsumugi (Pongee) Silk Fabric
Pixelated Designs-Geometric, Country Estates & more

Catalog# 8016

Width:14.75 inches / 37.47 cm
Length: 61 inches / 1.55 m

US$24.00 per piece Plus Shipping

Fabric Description Details:

This is a light to medium-weight 1980s tsumugi silk, derived from a kimono by an Arai-Hari cleaner in Japan; fabric is smooth, slight sheen and is minimally translucent, with a   complexly colored dark green w/black background, but fully pixelated using mostly micro-tiny  plus (+} pixels as background, and in rendering the overall design; Motif has a strong geometric flavor, using staggered/stacked rectangles which run partial widths; Also, within these rectangular areas is a great deal of design variation; motifs include: what look like large aristocrats' country fiefdom estates, complete with fields, orchards  and  outer buildings ( but in a few places they resemble castles); also, there are several types of tree designs, clouds, as well as rows of  repeating mon  crests -- many different ones; Total motif effect is rendered many hues by of yellow, light-mustard, iron-red and multiple shades of greens; tAlso, the black to indigo micro-spaces between many of the pixels add to the complexity of this piece; Note that this style of 1980s and later pixelation is common in Ohshima and similar regionalTsumugi due to the weaving methods (please see closeups);

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 scarf/accessories.

Characteristics: A plain woven silk fabric with pre-dyed scoured threads both for warp and weft. The color is refined and calm and the fabric is soft and difficult to wrinkle. Threads are dyed with plant dyes such as "Techiki" (Raphilolepis umbellata) and indigo (Persicaria tinctoria) with a technique, peculiar only to "Oshima Tsumugi," called "Ori Jime." As a variety, an additional treatment is made to the dyed thread by dipping them in muddy water. It is "Doro(mud) Zome(dyeing)." There are several kinds of "Oshima Tsumugi":"Doro Oshima," "Ai(indigo) Oshima," "Doro Ai Oshima," "Iro(color) Oshima" and "Natsu(summer) Oshima."

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