6484: 1930s-50s Japanese Meisen Silk Fabric, By Piece 78 in. (AraiHari)

Vintage Japanese Textiles:
1930s-1950s Meisen Silk Fabric Piece
Width: 13.75 inches / 34.92 cm
Length: 78 inches / 1.98 m
Catalog# 6484:
US$25.00 per piece
USA Shipping included for package weight under 4 pounds

Fabric History/Pedigree: 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: Lightweight meisen silk is 1930s-50s piece; Meisen is defined literally as 'common silk stuff'; and has grown in popularity in the last few years; Meisen from that period are usually larger bold patterns and bright colors but this one is distinctive in its use of smaller size figures and designs; also, such geometric grids are not commonly seen in the older meisens. See close-ups.
Fabric Description: Lightweight meisen silk is 1930s-50s piece; Meisen is defined literally as 'common silk stuff'; and has grown in popularity in the last few years; Meisen from that period are usually larger bold patterns and bright colors but this one is distinctive in its use of smaller size figures and designs; also, such geometric grids are not commonly seen in the older meisens. See close-ups.
Fabric Motif: Distinctive Japanese traditional design red and white checkerboard array with intermittent black geometric shapes; the bar-lines which make up the grid are fuzzy-edged and also lighter reds on edges of the lines; As is typical in Meisen, note the impressionistic fuzzy edges; patterns same on both sides;
Colors: Reminder that colors differ on different devices, so please refer to our text color descriptions.
Condition: Excellent.
Cultural Notes: The best discussion we've found of Meisen silk fabric was on an old blog post by Japundit, excerpted here, from the early 2000's*:
[*original article is no longer on the internet.] more info on meisen is here.
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