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7746: 1950s Japanese Silk Nagajuban Fabric Piece 51inches AraiHari

Catalog# 7746

1950s Japanese Textiles (Arai Hari):

Nagajuban-Type Silk Fabric
Print Classic Designs

Width:13.75 inches / 34.92 cm
Length: 51 inches / 129.54 cm

US$15.00 per piece
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Fabric History/Pedigree: 1950s fabric from under-kimono, pieces from an Arai Hari (special Japanese kimono cleaner -- see info on John Marshall, expert on Japanese textiles HERE .)

Fabric Description Details:

This type of silk was derived from a nagajuban (under-kimono) for women, it is very lightweight, lightly-textured like chirimen (but not like modern true chirimen), and is slightly translucent, the background color is red with classic designs throughout in off-white; motifs are of larege chrysanthemums with ragged bands of mock-shibori (dots fields) undulating, evoking stream motif and running lenghtwise (vertically in our pictures); the design is on both sides, no sheen.

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

Recommended for making scarf/accessories.

Condition: EXCELLENT for age.