7993: 1930s-50s Japanese Meisen Copper Color w/Reticular Dash Grid,Silk Fabric 54"

7993: 1930s Japan Meisen Silk, 54inches, rare medium type

Vintage Japanese Textiles:

1930s-1950s Arai Hari Used Summer Meisen Silk Kimono Piece

Width: 13.375 inches / 33.973 cm
Length: 54 inches / 137.16 cm

Catalog# 7993

US$18.00 per piece
plus shipping

Fabric History/Pedigree: 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 clicking HERE;

For an excellent 'how-to' do Arai-Hari oneself, we highly recommend Kae Warnock's Blog, Chocolate Factotum:

Fabric Description: This is a high-quality, unusual 1930s-1940s kimono silk of a type we haven't seen, and haven't offered on our website for years. It is definitely a meisen silk, but is thicker and has a textured almost sponge-like feel to it; Also, when holding it up to a light a sort of silver pinholes refraction is seen of entire fabric; when light behind it; So, we classify this as a rare medium meisen; Background color is solid copper color, with a geometric and symmetrical reticular arrangement of black dashes which measure 1/4 inch X 1/8th (6.35mm X 3.17mm); the vertical lines (columns) are evenly spaced at 3/8th inch (.375") ; and, rows are also symmetrically spaced; these black figures are also evocative of a traditional theme in Japanese art -- swallows in flight, while not all of them are exactly that shape.

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.

Recommended for making accessories, or display.