6493: 1930s-50s Japanese Kimono Silk Fabric Piece 83" (AraiHari)
Vintage Japanese Textiles:
1930s-1950s Silk Fabric Piece
(Origami Cranes, Plum Blossoms)
Arai-Hari
Width: 14 inches / 35.56 cm
Length: 83 inches(2.31yds) / 2.11 m
Catalog# 6493:
US$25.00 per piece
USA Shipping included under 4 pounds package weight
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 thin silk is slightly translucent, originally intended to make a woman's kimono; This is a fabric piece from the 30s to 50s; the background is red with interwoven patterns of geometrics, mon(crests), tortoiseshell hexagonal grids, and floral designs; Designs are ten(10) large origami cranes over pale blue cloud shapes which have plum blossoms within; the undecorated portions show only the interwoven designs described above, but are also in cloud configurations; (see closeups); designs on one side but mostly visible on reverse; there is slight sheen in the interwoven patterns described above; slight drape.
Fabric Description: Lightweight thin silk is slightly translucent, originally intended to make a woman's kimono; This is a fabric piece from the 30s to 50s; the background is red with interwoven patterns of geometrics, mon(crests), tortoiseshell hexagonal grids, and floral designs; Designs are ten(10) large origami cranes over pale blue cloud shapes which have plum blossoms within; the undecorated portions show only the interwoven designs described above, but are also in cloud configurations; (see closeups); designs on one side but mostly visible on reverse; there is slight sheen in the interwoven patterns described above; slight drape.
NOTE: Our main picture is slightly less than half the full 2+ yards length of the piece; this pattern repeats.
Note on colors: As all devices have differing coloration, please use our text descriptions of colors to complement your sense of the color of the fabric.
Condition: Excellent.
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