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8058: 1980s Japanese Kimono Silk Fabric Piece 49",Japanese Fans Motif, Arai-Hari

8058: 1980s Japan Kimono Silk, Fans, 49in.

Vintage Japanese Textiles:

1980s Silk Fabric Piece
From a Young Woman's Summer Silk Kimono

Orange Color Background:
All Sorts of Japanese Fans, as if Afloat
Partial Shibori, Metallic Gold Applique
Arai-Hari

Width: 14.00 inches / 35.56 cm
Length: 49 inches / 124.46 cm

Catalog# 8058:

US$17.00 per Piece
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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: Light-medium weight silk deconstructed from a woman's kimono; This is a 1980s or earlier fabric piece which is orange background color, with white in some (larger) fans; motif is an interesting array of many types of traditional Japanese fans - in all manners of open or closed - all as if afloat or falling) see our first/top image); There is actual tie-dyed shibori of the white fans. but the usual small dots done in shibori, seem to be printed clusters, yet with signs of actual tie-dying of larger white fans; Another distinction of this fabric is its use of fine lined applique in single-line metallic gold along borders of all fans; Furthermore, note the very subtle interwoven motifs of clouds and fans, these are barely visible, but can be seen in solid areas up close; colors used in the fans are red, black, blue, deep red, mixed colors, gold, & white; please see closeups.

Note on colors: Since all devices display colors differently, please use our text descriptions of colors to complement your sense of the fabric's color.

Recommended for making scarf or accessories

Condition: Excellent.