Vintage Japanese Kimono Fabrics by Pieces: Japanese Textile Fabric Swatches

81072:1930s-50s Japanese Meisen Silk Fabric, AraiHari Modern,Rectangular Grid, 40" pc

81072: 1930s Meisen Silk Full-length 40inches view of multicolor geometric pattern featuring blocks of red, pink, beige, gray, black, and white with stripes, solid colors, and small patterned motifs.

Vintage Japanese Textiles:

1930s-1950s Arai Hari Used Silk Kimono Piece

Geometric Large-Scale Checked Grid, Irregular Array
Rectangular Figures

Width: 13.75 inches / 34.92 cm
Length: 40 inches / 101.6 cm

Catalog# 8107-2:

US$12.00 per piece
plus shipping

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' on doing Arai-Hari oneself, we highly recommend Kae Warnock's Blog, Chocolate Factotum:

Fabric Description: This high-quality, 1930s-1950s kimono silk is a lightweight fabric, slightly translucent; Background color is white, but designs fill all the geometric & rectangular figures with wide variety of colors, to include: gray, black, red, burgundy, mustard, pink, olive green and shades of tan; as a meisen, the diffuse shifting of colors at boundaries make this a classic 1930s meisen; note various figures as well as stripes within the rectangles; Motifs are same on both sides.

Colors: Please use our text color descriptions to complement your sense of the fabric, as contrast and color can vary across devices.

Condition: Excellent.

Recommended for making scarves/accessories