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8078: 1930s-1950 Japanese Kimono Silk Fabric Piece 56", Retro,Floral, Fans, Royal Manors, More Arai-Hari

8078: 1930s Girls Ceremonial Kimono Silk Piece, 56 inches view

Vintage Japanese Textiles:

1930s-1950s Print Silk Fabric Piece
From a Girl's Ceremonial Kimono (not 7-5-3 Type)

Fuschia Color Background,
with Retro Historical Period Motifs:
Foreground: Open Decorated Japanese Fans (Sensu)

Background is Fully Interwoven: Imperial Manor Fences, Flowers, More
Arai-Hari

Width: 13.00 inches / 33.02 cm
Length: 56 inches / 142.24 cm

Catalog# 8078:

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: Very fine, soft lightweight silk, slightly translucent and deconstructed from a younger woman's kimono; This is a 1930s-1950s fabric piece which has a fuschia/dark pink color background with entire fabric interwoven with wide variety of traditional retro themes, designs; These are interwoven for entire fabric, and is in sheen.

Here are some of the retro (to Edo Period , late 1800s) themes/designs interwoven throughout this fabric: Imperial or artistocratic manors with various types of classic style fences with portal gates, flowers, fans, stylized ponds (using fine parallel lines); these are difficult to see, also, the printed foreground main design of multiple open fans pretty much fills the fabric field; Interestingly, each fan is differently decorated: many flower types(classic) as well as children's themes of toys, origami cranes, treasure mallet etc.

Other colors used: light creamy-white, mustard-yellow, dark green, characoal-gray, dark blue, aqua-blue, dark red, tan and pink; as a print, all this is on one side but due to thinness of the farbric can be seen somewhat on reverse; quite alot going on here.

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.

Suitable for Framing; Also recommended for making scarf or accessories

Condition: Excellent.