7814: 1990s Deadstock Japanese Ohshima Tsumugi Pongee Silk 62inches Piece

Traditional Japanese Textiles:

1990's Deadstock Japanese Ohshima  Tsumugi (Pongee) Silk Fabric

Geometric Hexagonal Grids

Catalog# 7814

Width:15 inches / 38.1 cm
Length: 62 inches / 157.48 cm

US$18.00 per piece

Item Details and Description

Characteristics: A plain woven silk fabric with pre-dyed scoured threads both for warp and weft. The color is refined and calm and the fabric is soft and difficult to wrinkle. Threads are dyed with plant dyes such as "Techiki" (Raphilolepis umbellata) and indigo (Persicaria tinctoria) with a technique, peculiar only to "Oshima Tsumugi," called "Ori Jime." As a variety, an additional treatment is made to the dyed thread by dipping them in muddy water. It is "Doro(mud) Zome(dyeing)." There are several kinds of "Oshima Tsumugi":"Doro Oshima," "Ai(indigo) Oshima," "Doro Ai Oshima," "Iro(color) Oshima" and "Natsu(summer) Oshima."

Fabric Description Details:

Slightly stiff indigo-black Tsumugi (pongee) silk with designs interwoven, the same on both sides: designs are hexagonal shapes in rows, as grids, one foreground grid (thicker lines & brighter), the other as background grid (thinner lines lighter tone); designs are a mix of light blue and touch of gray;both grids are rows of hexagonal figures, 4.25inches / 10.75 cm X 2.5 inches / 6.4 cm, all interconnected; This appearance of 2 overlapping grids is not apparent upon first viewing (well, not fo rus anyway); note the usual Ohshima pixelated effect due to the weave; there is 1/4 (.25) inch / 6.35 mm selvage on both sides;  fabric is minimally translucent; slight sheen;please see closeups.

Colors: Please use our text color descriptions to complement your sense of the fabric due to differences in contrast and color on different devices.

Condition: EXCELLENT,

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