7604: 1980s Japanese Pongee Silk Ohshima Tsumugi,60 inches Arai-Hari

1980's Ohshima Tsumugi (Pongee) Silk Fabric
Used/Cleaned Arai-Hari
Catalog# 7604
Width:14 inches / 35.56 cm
Length: 60 inches / 152.4 cm
US$19.00 per piece
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Item Details and Description
Characteristics: A plain woven silk fabric with pre-dyed scoured threads both for warp and weft. The color is refined and calm and the fabric is soft and difficult to wrinkle. Threads are dyed with plant dyes such as "Techiki" (Raphilolepis umbellata) and indigo (Persicaria tinctoria) with a technique, peculiar only to "Oshima Tsumugi," called "Ori Jime." As a variety, an additional treatment is made to the dyed thread by dipping them in muddy water. It is "Doro(mud) Zome(dyeing)." There are several kinds of "Oshima Tsumugi":"Doro Oshima," "Ai(indigo) Oshima," "Doro Ai Oshima," "Iro(color) Oshima" and "Natsu(summer) Oshima."
Fabric Description Details:
Lightweight, minimally translucent Oshima Tsumugi silk fabric with design the same on both sides; Background color is an indigo-blue/black with several shades of light to medium blues, giving the fabric a blue predominance; as is typical of Ohshima Tsumugi of this time, the entire background is rendered in tiny pixelated micro-lines/Xs/+/dots, rendering the design of large scale elongated hexagons, arranged in four equal-sized bands; the hexagonal shapes are 6 inches X 3.25 inches (15.24cm X 8.89cm); These hexagons are filled with what we sense as baroque, almost gargoyle medallions; note the very fine red pixels within the smaller hexagons aside the main figures; Also, at center of medallions are brighter blue 4 petals at centers; The nature of the weave is such that the fabric has slight sheen; same on both sides.
Recommended for making scarf/accessories.
NOTE: All designs are the result of a pixelated effect: tiny pixelated lines, dots, created in the weaving/dyeing process (please see closeups); selvage on both sides is .25 inch (6.35mm) fabric slightly stiff, some drape.
Colors: Please use our text color descriptions to complement your sense of the fabric due to differences in contrast and color on different devices.
Condition: EXCELLENT,
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