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8083: 1930s-1950 Japanese Kimono Chirimen Silk Fabric Piece 58" Dove, Peonies AraiHari

Vintage Japanese Textiles:

1930s-1950s Print Chirimen Silk Fabric Piece
From a Woman's Summer Kimono

Light-Purple/Dark Lavender Color Background
Classic Dove and Peonies (Ikebana-Feel)

Arai-Hari

Width: 13.75 inches / 34.92 cm
Length: 55 inches / 139.8cm

Catalog# 8083:

US$25.00 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: Very fine, delicate, soft and sheer, very lightweight chirimen silk, deconstructed from a younger woman's summer kimono; This is a 1930s-1950s fabric piece which has a light purple-lavender color background;

This fabric is a seldom-seen motif, but valued, of a dove and peonies, one extending singly upward; and; flower Colors are all subdued gray to light blues, in gradation; Other colors are accents in rust, red and greens; as a print, all this is on one side but due to thinness of the farbric it can be seen somewhat on reverse.

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 as suitable for framing, or making scarf or accessories

Condition: Excellent.