7978: 1930s-50s Japanese Meisen Silk, Modernistic Flowers, 50 in. Piece AraiHari

Catalog# 7978

1930's to 1950's Japanese Textiles:

Japanese Kimono Meisen Silk Fabric Piece
From Arai-Hari Cleaners 

Modernistic Stylized Large Floral Motif

Width:14.25 inches / 36.2cm
Length: 50 inches / 127 cm

US$15.00 per piece 
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Item Details and Description

• 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: Step One of Arai Hari - Picking the Kimono Apart Step Two of Arai Hari - The Washing Process and the Formula

  

  Fabric Description:  Meisen silk, lightweight with intentionally fuzzy edges to designs; this fabric has more modern-looking patterns of large-scale flowers (spider chrysanthemums?) basically filling the plain gray background; in addition to the flower petals, as background there are other leaves; again, rendered creatively in less-traditional style (please see closeups); colors of the flowers range from black, dark purple, deep-red & white to yellow and mustard; same on both sides; no sheen; faric is slightly stiff and smooth to the touch.
  
  
• Colors: Please NOTE that colors and contrast differ on each device, so use our text descriptions to complement your sense of the fabric).
  
  
• Condition: Excellent