8108: 1930s-50s Japanese Silk Kimono Fabric,AraiHari, 57in. Silk Pc.3 Friends Winter

Vintage Japanese Textiles:

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

Shochikubai-3 Friends of Winter Motif

Floral, Peach, Orchid Blossoms, Peonies

Width: 14.25 inches / 36.2 cm
Length: 57inches / 144.78 cm

Catalog# 8108:

US$18.00 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 Type: Lightweight, delicate & translucent silk deconstructed from a woman's kimono; color is dark plum background with with interwoven tortoise shell hex patterns (kikko) in entire fabric; The Shochikubai motif varies with fruit on branches (here peach but could be persimmons), and exotic flowers; in this fabric there are peonies, daffodils, orchid blossoms and others; Design colors are a soft-white and pastel yellows, peach, dark colonial blue and grays; designs on one side; fabric is soft and good drape.

Recommended for making scarf or accessories.

Colors: Please consider our text descriptions to complement your sense of the fabric, as colors and contrast vary on different devices.

Condition: Excellent.