{"product_id":"79911-1930s-50s-japanese-meisen-silk-modernistic-flowers-piece-araihari-copy","title":"79912: 1930s-50s Japanese Meisen Silk, Modernistic Flowers, 50 in. Piece AraiHari","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca name=\"top\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eCatalog# 7991-2\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e1930's to 1950's Japanese Textiles:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eJ\u003cstrong\u003eapanese Kimono Meisen Silk Fabric Piece\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Arai-Hari Cleaners \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eModernistic Stylized LargerScale  Floral Motif\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:14 inches \/ 35.56m\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength: 40 inches \/ 101.6 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUS$15.00 per piece \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlus Shipping\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"11\" width=\"147\" style=\"float: none; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"divider image scroll down please\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1135\/9848\/files\/divider1_compact.gif?3285752839373093929\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eItem Details and Description\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFabric History\/Pedigree: \u003c\/strong\u003e 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 \u003ca title=\"Go to John Marshall's explanation of old Japanese way of cleaning kimonos, called araihari.\" href=\"\/blogs\/yokodana-kimono-blog\/john-marshall-conversation-about-arai-hari-traditional-kimono-cleaning\"\u003eclicking HERE\u003c\/a\u003e; \n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100.0%; mso-cellspacing: 1.5pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"3\" border=\"0\" class=\"MsoNormalTable\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes; height: 93.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; height: 93.0pt;\"\u003e For an excellent 'how-to' do  Arai-Hari oneself, we highly recommend Kae Warnock's Blog, Chocolate Factotum:\n\u003cul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: #222222; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; background: white;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Step One of Arai Hari - Picking the Kimono Apart\" href=\"https:\/\/kaewar.wixsite.com\/chocolate-factotum\/post\/step-one-of-arai-hari-picking-the-kimono-apart\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eStep One of Arai Hari - Picking the Kimono Apart\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: #222222; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; background: white;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Step Two of Arai Hari - The Washing Process and the Formula\" href=\"https:\/\/kaewar.wixsite.com\/chocolate-factotum\/post\/step-two-the-washing-process-and-the-formula\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eStep Two of Arai Hari - The Washing Process and the Formula\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"11\" width=\"147\" style=\"float: none; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"divider image scroll down please\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1135\/9848\/files\/divider1_compact.gif?3285752839373093929\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cspan face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" color=\"#000099\" style=\"color: #000099; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" color=\"#000099\" style=\"color: #000099; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #002499;\"\u003eFabric\u003c\/span\u003e Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e 1930s-1950s Japanese Meisen silk, lightweight with intentionally\u003cspan\u003e fuzzy edges to designs\u003c\/span\u003e; this fabric has more modern-looking patterns of larger-scale flowers (Spoonflowers?), basically filling the solid dark moss-green (almost black in lower lighting) background, rendered creatively in less-traditional style (please see closeups); colors of the flowers range from various hues of gray, muted-white, orange to yellow, peach, dark lavender, and mustard-yellows;  same on both sides except reverse is less contrasted colors; no sheen; faric is slightly stiff and smooth to the touch.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eolors\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePlease NOTE\u003c\/strong\u003e that colors and contrast differ on each device, so use our text descriptions to complement your sense of the fabric).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" color=\"#000099\" style=\"color: #000099; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e Excellent\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"#top\"\u003eTop\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"YokoDana Kimono","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42489503744087,"sku":"7991-2","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1135\/9848\/files\/IMG_5872.jpg?v=1769635283","url":"https:\/\/www.yokodana.com\/products\/79911-1930s-50s-japanese-meisen-silk-modernistic-flowers-piece-araihari-copy","provider":"YokoDana Kimono","version":"1.0","type":"link"}