7428: 1930s-1950s Japanese Silk Nagajuban Fabric Piece 40 inches(AraiHari)

Catalog# 7427

1960s Japanese Textiles (Arai Hari):

Nagajuban Type Silk Fabric

Width:13.5 inches / 34.29 cm
Length: 40 inches / 101.6 cm

 US$10.00 per piece
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Fabric History/Pedigree: 1930s-1950s fabric from under-kimono, pieces from an Arai Hari (special Japanese kimono cleaner -- see info on Arai-Hari HERE from John Marshall, expert on Japanese textiles .

Fabric Description Details:

This type of silk was derived from a nagajuban (under-kimono) for women, it is very lightweight, soft, and translucent; the background color is darker orange/vermillion (shuiro) color with classic designs of decorated artists' paper-board paintings in overlapped pairs; the cards are various flowers designs, all classic traditional effects.

The water designs are a mock-shibori (dotted) with some flowers as well; Colors for the decorated papers designs are white, cream, and pale yellows; 

Recommended for making scarf, accessories.

Condition: EXCELLENT