8170: 1930s-40s Japanese Kimono Silk Fabric 52"pc.,Womans' KImono Motifs, Camelias

Vintage Japanese Textiles:

1930s-1940s Silk  Chirimen Fabric Piece
Arai-Hair Deconstructed from a Woman's Kimono

Deep Cobalt Blue Color Background
Print: Probably Younger Adult Woman's Kimono Designs:
Large Camelia Floral  with plum blossoms &
Some interwoven flower motifs

Width: 12.5 inches / 31.75 cm
Length: 52 inches / 132.08 cm

Catalog# 8170:

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; 

Fabric Description: Delicate, very Lightweight silk, almost sheer, translucent, deconstructed and Arai Hari cleaned from a younger single woman's kimono; This is a 1930s-1940s  fabric piece which has a dark cobalt-blue color background interwoven with chrysanthemums and others in background - scarcely visible; fabric is soft and has nice drape; Primary foreground motif is of large-scale Camelia flowers and leaves, with smaller plum blossoms on branches; motif colors are predominantly cream to tan/beige with olive-greens and rusty red colors; also olive-greens and light mustard colors; Please see close-ups; print process is on one side. Very soft and would make an excellent scarf or accessory.