Catalog#: 6057

Rare Japanese Tsumugi Fabric
from Arai-Hari
(Japanese Kimono Cleaner)

Width:14.5 inches / 36.83 cm

Length: 61 Inches / 154.94 cm

US$20.00 / piece 

USA Shipping included under 4 lbs total package weight

Item Details and Description

• Fabric History/Pedigree: 1980's tsumugi (pongee) silk pieces received from traditional Japanese kimono cleaner/reconstructor called Arai-Hari -- see an excellent explanation of traditional Arai Hari by textile expert John Marshall,by click-pushing HERE. 
  
  
• Fabric Description:  Japanese vintage traditional Tsumugi is a pongee type silk-making process using raw silk threads; The three(3) large red figures per piece are 12.5 inches X 6.5 inches (31.75 cm X 16.51 cm) and show on both sides; this tsumugi is a  light fabric and fairly smooth to the touch, no sheen. 
  
  
• Colors: Dark charcoal-black background with figures interwoven in dark red with silver and tan accents. 
  
  
• Condition: Excellent.